HC Deb 08 April 1976 vol 909 c277W
Mr. Hardy

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the population of pigs, sheep, beef and dairy cattle in England and Wales at the latest available date and the numbers one year earlier.

Mr. Bishop

The numbers of pigs, sheep, beef and dairy cattle in England and Wales as shown by the December 1975 sample census, and corresponding numbers one year earlier, are as follows:

December
1975 1974
('000) ('000)
Pigs 6,365 6,585
Sheep (including lambs) 13.438 13,988
Dairy Cattle (cows and heifers in milk and cows in calf but not in milk) 2,690 2 828
Beef Cattle (cows and heifers in milk and cows in calf but not in milk) 979 1,058
Total all cattle and calves 9,903 10,696