As he will know, there are nearly 1 million sheep in Powys. In the 1967 outbreak, it was very common to put a calf in with the sheep because they show early warning signs of the disease. I gather from what was said in the Select Committee this morning that this is exceedingly difficult. Only 5 per cent. That is a perfectly sensible livestock management practice, and I commend it.
Cattle can act as markers for sheep flocks.
However, this is a voluntary scheme and it is difficult to ask people to deliver animals to a voluntary scheme and then argue about the money afterwards. If the hon. Frankly, I think not. In Wales, in the Vale of Clwyd, we have many small farms, which send only two or three animals to slaughter at a time. That is a perfectly fair point.