§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cattle have been slaughtered in each of t[...]he last five years under the provisions of his scheme to eradicate brucellosis.
§ Mrs. FennerThe numbers of cattle slaughtered in Great Britain in each of the last five years under the brucellosis eradication scheme analysed between reactor animals and those taken as dangerous contacts are as follows:
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Year Number of brucellosis reactors slaughtered Number of dangerous contacts slaughtered Total cattle slaughtered 1980 6,305 7,658 13,963 1981 1,886 4,723 6,609 1982 548 2,383 2,931 1983 688 3,228 3,916 1984 510 5,609 6,119
§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many outbreaks of brucellosis among cattle have been reported in each of the last five years.
§ Mrs. FennerThe numbers of new herd breakdowns due to brucellosis disclosed in each of the last five years are as follows:
Year Number of new herd breakdowns 1980 1,397 1981 686 1982 207 1983 162 1984 94