HC Deb 13 March 1997 vol 292 c352W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many herds had had a BSE case by the end of each year from 1988 to 1996, broken down to show herds with head sizes of(a) less than 10, (b) 10 to 19, (c) 20 to 29, (d) 30 to 39, (e) 40 to 49, (f) 50 to 59, (g) 60 to 69, (h) 70 to 79, (i) 80 to 89, (j) 90 to 99, (k) 100 to 149, (l) 150 to 199, (m) 200 to 249 and (n) 250 and above, cattle; and if he will indicate the total number of herds for each category. [18207]

Mrs. Browning

[holding answer 10 March 1997]: The following table shows the cumulative number of adult herds with confirmed cases of BSE by herd size at the end of each year—1988 to 1996: