HC Deb 30 January 1992 vol 202 c659W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases of bovine spongiform encelphalopathy were confirmed in each county in Northern Ireland in each year since 1986.

Mr. Hanley

There were no cases of BSE in Northern Ireland in 1986 or 1987. The table shows the numbers by county to 31 December 1991.

Year confirmed
County 1988 1989 1990 1991
Antrim 1 10 31 56
Armagh 0 1 8 11
Down 1 10 22 27
Fermanagh 1 1 10 19
Londonderry 0 4 8 26
Tyrone 0 4 21 31
TOTAL 3 30 100 170

There are 1,533,266 cattle in Northern Ireland.

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