§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the total number of cattle which have been diagnosed as suffering from BSE from 1986 to date, listed by breed; and whether they will indicate which of them were purebred, or crossbred with the breed of the dam. [HL366]
§ Lord Donoughue:The following table lists the total number of cattle in Great Britain which have been diagnosed as suffering from BSE from 1986 to4 February 1998. The cattle are shown by breed, including crossbreed. There are no records kept centrally of BSE cases indicating the breed of the dam.
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Number of confirmed BSE cases by breed (as at 4 February 1998) Breed BSE cases Unknown 2,683 Aberdeen Angus 137 Aberdeen Angus x 1,317 Ankole 2 Ayrshire 1,666 Ayrshire x 98 Bazadaise 1 Belgian Blue 84 Belgian Blue x 118 Belted Galloway 2 Black Her x 9 Black Hereford 1 Black Limousin x 1 Blonde D'Aquitaine 59 Blonde D'Aquitaine x 100
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Number of confirmed BSE cases by breed (as at 4 February 1998) Breed BSE cases Blue Grey 12 Blue Grey x 3 Blue Roan 3 British White 44 British White x 9 Brown Swiss 40 Brown Swiss x 58 Canadian Angus 1 Canadian Angus x 2 Canadian Guernsey 1 Canadian Holstein 1 Charolais 424 Charolais x 617 Chianina x 4 Devon 32 Devon x 105 Dutch Holstein 1 Friesian x 466 Friesian/Holstein 143,040 Galloway 7 Galloway x 20 Gelbvieh 20 Gelbvieh x 17 Gloucester 1 Gloucester x 1 Guernsey 1,510 Guernsey x 40 Hereford 589 Hereford x 8,439 Highland 20 Highland x 3 Holstein x 404 Jersey 1,484 Jersey x 89 Limousin 442 Limousin x 2,325 Lincoln Red 10 Lincoln Red x 3 Longhorn 10 Luing x 4 Marchigiana 2 Meuse Rhine Issel 19 Meuse Rhine Issel x 18 Murray Grey 30 Murray Grey x 28 Normandy x 2 North Devon 14 North Devon x 35 Old English White 1 Piedmontese 6 Piedmontese x 7 Red Friesian 288 Red Friesian x 5 Red Holstein 7 Red Holstein x 1 Red Poll 39 Red Poll x 3 Romagnola 2 Romagnola x 4 Saler 5 Saler x 5 Shetland 1 Shorthorn 244 Shorthorn x 127 Simmental 483 Simmental x 2,034 South Devon 112 South Devon x 22 South Down 1 Sussex 48 Sussex x 97
Number of confirmed BSE cases by breed (as at 4 February 1998) Breed BSE cases Welsh Black 56 Welsh Black x 34 White Park 2 Total cases 170,361
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Great Britain County Total of BSE confirmed herds as at 31.12.97 Total herds at risk* Total herd incidence per cent. as at 31.12.97 Cleveland 66 168 39.29 Cumbria 1,656 5,000 33.12 Durham 331 1,255 26.37 Tyne & Wear 19 101 18.81 Northumberland 443 1,356 32.67 S. Yorkshire 171 538 31.78 N. Yorkshire 1,744 4,198 41.54 W. Yorkshire 306 1,391 22.00 Humberside 255 764 33.38 Cheshire 1,265 2,285 55.36 Derby 798 2,205 36.19 Hereford & Worcs. 718 2,376 30.22 Lancashire 1,273 2,630 48.40 Leicester 537 1,235 43.48 Merseyside 28 87 32.18 Nottingham 174 530 32.83 Shropshire 1,074 2,659 40.39 Stafford 1,029 2,724 37.78 Warwick 338 895 37.77 Gt. Manchester 67 596 11.24 W. Midlands 34 161 21.12 Bedford 71 201 35.32 Cambridge 100 372 26.88 Essex 140 462 30.30 Hertford 132 285 46.32 Lincoln 254 1,009 25.17 Norfolk 436 1,031 42.29 Northampton 246 601 40.93 Suffolk 268 581 46.13 Berkshire 123 274 44.89 Buckingham 281 663 42.38 Hampshire 525 961 54.63 Isle of Wight 90 215 41.86 Kent 294 785 37.45 Gt. London 15 76 19.74 Oxford 330 707 46.68 Surrey 186 454 40.97 Sussex East 319 727 43.88 Sussex West 352 592 59.46 Cornwall/Scilly 1,850 3,927 47.11 Devon 2,749 6,256 43.94 Dorset 1,092 1,625 67.20 Gloucester 632 1,394 45.34 Avon 484 931 51.99 Somerset 1,796 2,962 60.63 Wiltshire 1,002 1,419 70.61 Clwyd 744 2,136 34.83 Dyfed 2,304 6,828 33.74 Powys 1,032 3,446 29.95 M. Glamorgan 80 460 17.39 S. Glamorgan 80 241 33.20 W. Glamorgan 55 425 12.94 Gwent 309 1,086 28.45 Gwynedd 427 2,428 17.59 Western Isles 1 383 0.26 Shetland 10 241 4.15
§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the incidence of BSE for each county in the United Kingdom from 1986 to date. [HL367]
§ Lord Donoughue:The following table shows the total incidence of BSE for each county in the United Kingdom from 1986 to 1997 inclusive.
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Great Britain Country Total of BSE confirmed herds as at 31.12.97 Total herds at risk* Total herd incidence per cent. as at 31.12.97 Orkney 56 860 6.51 Highland 170 2,038 8.34 Grampian 557 2,398 23.23 Tayside 255 920 27.72 Fife 118 369 31.98 Lothian 87 327 26.61 Borders 226 819 27.59 Central 83 489 16.97 Strathclyde 794 3,722 21.33 Dumfries & Galloway 823 2,328 35.35 * June 1992 Agricultural Census data.
Northern Ireland country Total of BSE confirmed herds as at 31.12.97 Total of herds at risk Total herd incidence per cent as at 31.12.97 Antrim 290 3,454 8.4 Armagh 95 2,580 3.68 Down 217 3,314 6.55 Fermanagh 104 3,231 3.22 Londonderry 207 2,601 7.96 Tyrone 266 5,308 5.01