Livestock: Weather
2026-06-25 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 13706 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the number of farmed animals that have required veterinary attention and/or died on-farm or in transport as a result of heat stress or other extreme w
Answer
The Government does not hold data on the number of farmed animals that have required veterinary attention and/or died on-farm due to heat stress.Data from 2022 indicates that, in July and August 2022 when there was unprecedented hot weather in the UK, app...