§ Captain Kerbyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the report of his veterinary officers who carried out post-mortem examinations on both cows and calves, comprising a complete dairy herd of 26 cows and eight calves, which perished recently from fluoroacetamide poisoning; and, in view of the fact that the calves were born strong and healthy, only to die of convulsions before they were 24 hours old, if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the full statement which my right hon. Friend made on 3rd February about the incident at Smarden, Kent, to which he is, no doubt, referring. The tests made by our Veterinary Investigation Officers were described in that statement. They did not include post-mortem examination of calves or of an entire herd.