§ Mr. Pounderasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the results of the beef production experiment of cross breeding Charolais bulls with domestic herds.
§ Mr. PeartAn interim report on these trials in England and Wales was published in the Ministry's journal "Agriculture" last September. A further summary appeared in this month's 93W issue; this covered all trials completed up to January this year, most of them under intensive feeding systems, and also surveys of calving experience and other matters. It will be some months before much further information is available, as trials under more extensive feeding systems are still in progress.