As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2004

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the financial year ended: January 3, 2004
Commission file number: 1-10120

CORUS GROUP plc

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

England and Wales
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organisation)

30 Millbank, London SW1P 4WY, England
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

SECURITIES REGISTERED OR TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
American Depositary Shares	New York Stock Exchange
Ordinary shares of 10p each	New York Stock Exchange*

SECURITIES REGISTERED OR TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

None

SECURITIES FOR WHICH THERE IS A REPORTING OBLIGATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT:

None

Number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of January 3, 2004:

4,434,759,050 Ordinary shares of 10p each

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:

Yes    X               No

Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow:

Item 17              Item 18   X

* Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares.

Explanatory Note:

Resubmission to replace unofficial PDF copy of the Form 20-F for 2003.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Annual Report of Corus Group plc (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the period ending January 3, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certify that to the best of our knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:     March 22, 2004	By:	/S/ Philippe Varin
		Philippe Varin Chief Executive Officer

Date:     March 22, 2004	By:	/S/ David Lloyd
		David Lloyd Executive Director, Finance

Form 20–F 2003    55
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