HC Deb 19 May 1978 vol 950 cc357-8W
Mr. Spence

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the size of the United Kingdom pig breeding herd.

Mr. Bishop

The most recent United Kingdom census for which results are available was taken in December 1977, when the number of sows and gilts in pig was 819,000 head. The results of the March census conducted in England and Wales only, will be published shortly.

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