HC Deb 21 February 1979 vol 963 c183W
Mr. Russell Johnston

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the incidence of hydatid disease in sheep in the Isle of Skye in each of the last five years.

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

As hydatid disease is not notifiable, precise figures of its incidence in sheep in the Isle of Skye are not available. It is estimated, however, that about 10 per cent. of the sheep killed at Portree slaughterhouse are infected.

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