15 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food with regard to the recent slaughter of almost 2,000 cattle which had been exposed to BSE, if he has any investigation ongoing or plans for such into the relationship of feeding practices, such as (a) grain and pellet as against grass feeding and (b) the incidence of BSE in recent reports from England which indicate the deficiency of essential fats in animals which are not allowed to graze sufficiently as grass has a high level of essential fatty acids necessary for brain cell development.

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15 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food with regard to the recent slaughter of almost 2,000 cattle which had been exposed to BSE, if he has any investigation ongoing or plans for such into the relationship of feeding practices, such as (a) grain and pellet as against grass feeding and (b) the incidence of BSE in recent reports from England which indicate the deficiency of essential fats in animals which are not allowed to graze sufficiently as grass has a high level of essential fatty acids necessary for brain cell development.

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1. 21 February 1991

   Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Source of BSE.

   15 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food with regard to the recent slaughter of almost 2,000 cattle which had been exposed to BSE, if he has any investigation ongoing or plans for such into the relationship of feeding practices, such as (a) grain and pellet as against grass feeding and (b) the incidence of BSE in recent reports from England which indicate the deficiency of essential fats in animals which are not allowed to graze sufficiently as grass has a high level of essential fatty acids necessary for brain cell development.

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