asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the numbers of inseminations by breed carried out by the AI service during 1969; and the percentage of this total coming from each breed.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - AI Service.
17.
As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, a Cheann Comhairle, with your permission to circulate it in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
Inseminations by Breed in 1969
|
Breed |
Number |
Percentage of Total |
|
% |
||
|
Shorthorn |
95,182 |
9.3 |
|
Friesian |
380,289 |
37.2 |
|
Hereford |
396,809 |
38.8 |
|
Angus |
112,321 |
11.1 |
|
Charolais |
30,962 |
3.0 |
|
Kerry |
1,200 |
.1 |
|
Jersey |
2,328 |
.2 |
|
Ayrshire |
1,845 |
.2 |
|
Red Dane |
1,146 |
.1 |
|
Guernsey |
3 |
— |
|
Total |
1,022,085 |
— |
Note: Above are provisional figures and may be subject to some minor changes on receipt of certified returns from the Artificial Insemination Stations.
18.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the number of bulls tested by the progeny testing section of the AI service for beef characteristics during 1967, 1968 and 1969.
The number of bulls in the AI service tested for beef characteristics was as follows:—
15 in 1967, 29 in 1968 and 29 in 1969.
Have the tests indicated that the bulls are of a satisfactory standard?
That is not what I was asked.
Surely the tests have provided results. Have these been satisfactory?
I was not asked for an opinion as to what they were like.
That is a separate question.