Scrapie (Hansard, 30 January 1990)

HC Deb 30 January 1990 vol 166 cc144-5W 145W

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether his Department is conducting any research into genetic predisposition of sheep to scrapie.

§ Mr. Gummer
Research into the genetic predisposition of sheep to scrapie is being undertaken by the AFRC at the neuropathogenesis unit. The scrapie resistant flock at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Redesdale experimental husbandry farm is being used in this work.