asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the number of breeding cows slaughtered in meat factories and exported in the year ended 31st December, 1975.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cow Slaughterings.
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In 1975, 585,800 cows were slaughtered at meat factories, mostly for export. A substantial proportion of these cows would have been culls from the breeding herd and it is not possible to say how many of them would have been suitable for further breeding.