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26.
Mr. Boscawen
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current size of the United Kingdom pig breeding herd.
Mr. Bishop
The number of sows and gilts in pig in the United Kingdom breeding herd in June 1978 was 843,000 head of which 711,000 head were in England and Wales. A sample inquiry conducted only in England and Wales in September 1978 showed that the size of the breeding herd was 733,000 head compared with 697,000 head a year earlier.