HC Deb 12 November 1973 vol 864 cc47-8W
Mr. Cledwyn Hughes

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of the average costs of feeding stuffs for cattle, pigs and poultry, respectively, in October of each year from 1970 to 1973.

Mrs. Fenner

The average prices of the principal manufactured compound feeding stuffs in Great Britain for cattle and calves, pigs, and poultry in October of each year from 1970 to 1973 are given below:

have been since it was first notified; what have been the total number of slaughterings; and whether the disease is now considered endemic.

Mrs. Fenner

Since swine vesicular disease was first confirmed in this country in December 1972 there have been 116 outbreaks involving the slaughter of 64,870 pigs. The disease is not considered endemic in Great Britain.

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