§ Mr. de Freitasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what he is doing to encourage the dehorning of cattle and the breeding of polled cattle.
§ Mr. GodberMy Department issues a leaflet describing a simple method of disbudding young calves and drawing attention to the advantages of dehorning. Officers of the Ministry also give advice on the subject. Breeders attempting to introduce a polled strain into a horned breed are allowed to use cross-bred bulls for the purpose. My right hon. Friend and his right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland have also made several orders permitting the importation of polled cattle for breeding.