HC Deb 05 July 1991 vol 194 cc216-7W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many reported cases of BSE there have been in each of the past six months; how many cattle have been killed; and from what number of farms in England and Wales.

Mr. Maclean

The information for England and Wales is as follows:

Month Number of suspect cases of BSE reported Number slaughtered Number of farms .from which cattle slaughtered
December 1990 1,475 1,407 1,106
January 1991 2,242 2,144 1,660
February 1991 1,803 1,703 1,356
March 1991 2,210 2,071 1,649
April 1991 2,457 2,237 1,773
May 1991 1,936 981 824

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