§ 34. Mr. Wardasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what inquiries he is undertaking into the pervalence of "mad itch"—Aujesky's Disease—in pigs; and whether he will consider a slaughter policy for its eradication to maintain the quality of the pig export trade.
§ Mr. StrangThe course of the disease is monitored by investigating the outbreaks brought to our notice. Herds in the pig health scheme are also being surveyed. We do not consider the disease to be of sufficient economic importance to warrant a slaughter policy, but we give advice on its control.