asked the Taoiseach the exports of store and fat cattle and factory slaughterings from 1968 to the latest date under the following headings: (a) number exported as (1) stores and (2) fat; (b) total exported as (1) stores and (2) fat; (c) number of (1) cows and (2) other cattle slaughtered; and (d) total.
Written Answers. - Cattle Exports.
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The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table:
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Item |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
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Thousands |
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(a) Exports of cattle |
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(1) Store Cattle |
593 |
534 |
505 |
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(2) Fat Cattle |
16 |
5 |
12 |
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(b) Total Exports of Store and Fat Cattle |
609 |
539 |
517 |
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(c) Slaughterings at Factories |
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(1) Cows |
268 |
255 |
232 |
|
(2) Other Cattle |
353 |
378 |
465 |
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(d) Total Slaughterings of Cattle at Factories |
621 |
633 |
698 |
NOTE: As the figures in the table have been rounded to the nearest 1,000 units the sum of the constituent items may differ slightly from the totals shown.