§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to publish the preliminary findings into trace element deficiencies in cattle piloted in the epidemiological investigation survey during November. [64845]
§ Mr. RookerThe purpose of this pilot study was to assess how well the new epidemiological questionnaire would perform in the field prior to its being introduced on a national basis. It was never the intention to analyse the data collected; indeed, the sample size of 36 farms is such that any analysis would be unlikely to yield reliable results.