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Mr. Hastings
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total breeding herd of sows in the United Kingdom on 1st April 1976 and 1st April 1977, respectively.
Mr. Strang
The latest available pig census data for the United Kingdom relate to December 1976, when the number of sows, including in-pig gilts, in the breeding herd was 888,000 head compared with 845,000 head in December 1975.