§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases of enzootic disease in animals have been diagnosed in Northern Ireland each year since 1989; and what proportion of these cases was introduced from outside Northern Ireland. [15404]
§ Mr. AncramEnzootic disease is the term used to describe any animals or poultry disease which exists in a particular area. Listed in the table are the number of cases of the main notifiable enzootic diseases present in Northern Ireland for which statistics are available since 1989. It is not possible to provide the proportion of cases introduced from outside Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Ancram[holding answer 23 March 1995]: With the exception of sheep scab, the number of ectoparasitic infections in sheep are not recorded in Northern Ireland.
Compulsory dipping of sheep was abolished in Northern Ireland in 1993. The number of cases in sheep scap in Northern Ireland for the years in question is as follows:
- 1991: 46
- 1992: 59
- 1993: 48
- 1994: 71