§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the number and percentage of(a) dairy cattle and (b) beef cattle suffering from mastitis in each year since 1982.
§ Mr. SoamesMastitis is not a notifiable disease and comprehensive data are not maintained. The number of cases in all types of cattle recorded by veterinary investigation centres for the years concerned are as follows:
Number 1982 16,021 1983 14,355 1984 9,189 1985 8,589 1986 7,052 1987 6,003 1988 5,992 1989 5,959 1990 7,008 1991 7,596 1992 2,304