HL Deb 15 July 1996 vol 574 c50WA
Lord Kilbracken

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to their Written Answer to Lord Kilbracken on 11th June (col. WA 160) how many of the 469 male cattle shown therein to have contracted BSE in the United Kingdom to date were entire bulls and how many were steers; and into which age groups they fell.

Lord Lucas

The figure of 469 has now increased to 473. The age groups of these 473 male animals confirmed as BSE cases are:

Great Britain
Age Bulls Steers
2 3 0
3 21 6
4 114 10
5 152 5
6 86 2
7 30 0
8 13 0
9 0 0
10 3 0
Unknown 24 2
Total 446 25

Northern Ireland
Age Bulls
2 0
3 1
4 0
5 0
6 1
7 0
8 0
Total 2