THE Great Yorkshire Show should still go ahead - but without cattle sheep, pigs and goats.

Organisers have cancelled all classes involving cloven footed animals because of the foot and mouth epidemic.

But the Yorkshire Agricultural Society is confident that July's three day show, which this year is due to be attended by the Queen and HRH Prince Philip and will include all horse classes, will still go ahead.

And they are appealing to people to attend and show their support for the farmers.

Horse classes will still go ahead as will smaller animal classes including rabbits, pigeons and poultry. And there will be a strong farming flavour with agricultural stands, the arable area and the new exhibition hall - due to be opened by the Queen - displaying food.

The last time cattle, sheep, pig and goat classes were cancelled was during a foot and mouth outbreak in 1952. Horse classes still went ahead but numbers were slightly down. The more recent outbreak in 1967 had little effect.

l The Queen, a former Patron of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, is due to open a new exhibition hall on the first day of the show on July 10.