Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Dr. David Clark
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases of bovine spongiform encelphalopathy were confirmed in each county in Northern Ireland in each year since 1986.

Mr. Hanley
There were no cases of BSE in Northern Ireland in 1986 or 1987. The table shows the numbers by county to 31 December 1991.-------------
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|County     |
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|Antrim     |
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|Armagh     |
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|Down       |
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|Fermanagh  |
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|Londonderry|
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|Tyrone     |
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|TOTAL      |
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There are 1,533,266 cattle in Northern Ireland.