Dairy Herds (Hansard, 24 June 1996)

HC Deb 24 June 1996 vol 280 c46W 46W

§ Mr. Ron Davies
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the age profile of British dairy herds. [34115]

§ Mr. Baldry
The information requested is set out in the following table.

Age (years) Estimated number of adult animals in the Great Britain dairy herd¹ in 1994

2 271,908

3 505,257

4 448,658

5 379,883

6 300,005

7 221,176

8 152,473

9 98,073

10 57,472

11 30,943

12 25,317

Total 2,491,165

¹ Animals which have calved.

Source:
Central Veterinary Laboratory Database.

Age (years)	Estimated number of adult animals in the Great Britain dairy herd¹ in 1994
2	271,908
3	505,257
4	448,658
5	379,883
6	300,005
7	221,176
8	152,473
9	98,073
10	57,472
11	30,943
12	25,317
Total	2,491,165
¹ Animals which have calved.