HC Deb 11 May 1965 vol 712 c50W
Mr. Kitson

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the estimated cost of brucellosis to the agricultural industry.

Mr. John Mackie

From the Brucellosis Survey published in December 1964 it is estimated that the annual economic loss caused by the disease in dairy herds amounts to about £1,000,000. The incidence of disease in beef herds is not known and no estimate of the annual loss in these herds can be made.