§ Mr. Joplingasked the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food if he will list 519W in the Official Report the total breeding herd or flock for each year from 1969 to 1977 inclusive of the following stock, inclusive of those that have already em
UNITED KINGDOM BREEDING STOCK '000 head 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Beef cattle … 1,367 1,466 1,547 1,744 1,994 2,206 2,138 1,991 1,870 Dairy cattle … 3,941 3,940 3,896 4,010 4,108 4,116 3,905 3,940 3,899 Sheep … 12,579 12,217 12,611 13,323 13,628 13,621 13,322 13,392 13,819 Pigs … 915 953 984 960 1,015 889 814 884 828 Poultry … 6,715 7,588 7,029 6,772 6,989 6,455 5,997 6,125 6,238 Notes:
1. The source for all figures except for sheep is the annual June census.
2. Sheep figures are from the December census which is considered to indicate more accurately the changes in the sheep breeding flock.
3. The 1974 figures for the beef and dairy herds should be treated with reserve as the figures for heifers in calf which they include were considered to be not wholly reliable.
4. Poultry means the fowl flock. Separate figures are not available for other types of poultry.