§ Sir G. Willsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what number of outbreaks of brucellosis melitensis have occurred since the Brucellosis Melitensis Order, 1940; in how many cases slaughter was ordered; what was the last occasion such an order was made; and what was the number of animals involved in each of the cases.
§ Mr. HareIncluding the one originally discovered in May, 1940, 62 cases of brucellosis melitensis have been con- 51W firmed to date. Compulsory slaughter took place on 41 occasions. On the first two occasions the affected animals, and those that had been in contact with them, were slaughtered. Since early in 1942 the general policy was to slaughter only
Date Animals slaughtered Date Animals slaughtered May-July, 1940 … … 201 cattle January, 1952 … … … 7 cattle 159 sheep February, 1952 … … … 4 cows 13 pigs April, 1952 … … … 1 cow October, 1941 … … … 143 cattle August, 1952 … … … 2 cows 2 horses October, 1952 … … … 2 cows February, 1942 … … … 3 cattle December, 1952 … … … 1 cow May, 1947 … … … 9 cattle May, 1953 … … … 2 cows July, 1948 … … … 1 cow August, 1953 … … … 2 cows July, 1948 … … … 1 cow September, 1953 … … … 2 cows July, 1948 … … … 3 cows February, 1954 … … … 1 cow January, 1949 … … … 1 cow April, 1954 … … … 1 cow January, 1950 … … … 3 cows April, 1954 … … … 1 cow March, 1950 … … … 1 cow June, 1954 … … … 1 cow May, 1950 … … … 2 cows June, 1954 … … … 17 cows September, 1950 … … 1 cow September, 1954 … … … 16 cattle November, 1950 … … 1 cow September, 1954 … … … 8 cattle January, 1951 … … … 5 cattle February, 1955 … … … 2 cows May, 1951 … … … 4 cows June, 1955 … … … 1 cow June, 1951 … … … 2 cows January, 1956 … … … 17 cows July, 1951 … … … 4 cows February, 1956 … … … 1 cow September, 1951 … … 1 cow April, 1956 … … … 4 cows November, 1951 … … 2 cows November, 1956 … … … 1 cow Total …482 cattle 159 sheep 13 pigs 2 horses
§ Sir G. Willsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether an effective vaccine is now available in this country for the inoculation of cows against brucellosis melitensis.
§ Mr. HareThere is no vaccine available here, nor do I know of any available abroad, specifically for the protection of cattle against infection with brucellosis melitensis.