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BSE

Volume 476: debated on Wednesday 21 May 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cases of BSE were recorded in UK herds in (a) 2004, (b) 2005, (c) 2006 and (d) 2007. (206830)

The number of cases of BSE recorded in UK herds in the years specified is shown in the following table:

Year of confirmation

Number of BSE cases confirmed

2004

343

2005

225

2006

114

2007

67

The Veterinary Laboratories Agency publishes a range of statistical information on BSE and other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies on its website.