HC Deb 15 January 1997 vol 288 cc258-9W
Mr. John D. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many full post-mortem cases were carried out, and on which species, in each of the past five years at the veterinary laboratories at(a) Stormont and (b) Omagh. [10836]

Mr. Ancram

The information is as follows:

Year Cattle1 Sheep Pigs Miscellaneous
Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont2
1992 1,399 1,280 796 563 726 501 23 837
1993 1,507 1,379 903 701 778 559 47 575
1994 1,674 1,344 1,006 691 757 544 58 825
1995 1,749 1,210 996 668 780 399 65 688
1996 1,560 1,314 1,047 744 892 327 182 672
1 Excluding BSE cattle.
2 Miscellaneous submissions at Stormont include zoo animals, pigeons, exotic birds, badgers, marine mammals and material connected with the wildlife investigation scheme.

Year Poultry Horses BSE/Cattle
Omagh Stormont1 Omagh Stormont Omagh Stormont Fish Stormont
1992 1,932 16,533 19 with misc 134 293 4,696
1993 2,792 20,855 15 with misc 263 403 2,789
1994 5,793 24,750 3 with misc 127 443 4,349
1995 3,261 23,485 3 with misc 70 229 2,790
1996 2,813 19,753 11 39 26 125 3,900
1 Poultry submissions at Stormont include both diagnostic and statutory. In 1996 the split was 5,983 for diagnostic purposes, while 13,770 were received for statutory purposes. Statutory submissions do not generally have a detailed post-mortem examination carried out.