The CSO's June Livestock Survey includes the information below for the years 2007-2017:
000 head
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
Total cattle
|
6,891
|
6,902
|
6,891
|
6,607
|
6,493
|
- of which: Dairy cows
|
1,090
|
1,095
|
1,097
|
1,071
|
1,117
|
-of which: Other cows
|
1,207
|
1,220
|
1,204
|
1,158
|
1,123
|
Total sheep
|
5,522
|
5,061
|
4,778
|
4,745
|
4,830
|
of which: Ewes
|
2,854
|
2,614
|
2,451
|
2,450
|
2,435
|
Total pigs
|
1,588
|
1,462
|
1,385
|
1,516
|
1,549
|
of which: Female breeding pigs
|
164
|
156
|
147
|
160
|
155
|
table ctd.
000 head
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
Total cattle
|
6,754
|
6,903
|
6,926
|
6,964
|
7,221
|
7,364
|
- of which: Dairy cows
|
1,141
|
1,163
|
1,226
|
1,296
|
1,398
|
1,433
|
-of which: Other cows
|
1,149
|
1,150
|
1,129
|
1,076
|
1,104
|
1,081
|
Total sheep
|
5,170
|
5,007
|
5,097
|
5,139
|
5,179
|
5,197
|
of which: Ewes
|
2,589
|
2,568
|
2,514
|
2,488
|
2,505
|
2,515
|
Total pigs
|
1,571
|
1,553
|
1,555
|
1,537
|
1,594
|
1,557
|
of which: Female breeding pigs
|
145
|
147
|
150
|
148
|
149
|
143
|
More detailed data from the CSO's June and December Livestock Surveys each year is available at the following link: https://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/agricultureandfishing/.