Peter Burke
Question:959. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recorded calf births in suckler herds from 1 June 2015 to date in 2018, by year in tabular form. [24497/18]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
959. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recorded calf births in suckler herds from 1 June 2015 to date in 2018, by year in tabular form. [24497/18]
View answerThe number of recorded calf births in suckler herds from 1 June 2015 to 31 May 2018 is set down on a calendar year basis in the following table.
Birth Year |
Period |
Registrations |
2015 |
1 June 2015 - 31 December 2015 |
321,863 |
2016 |
1 January 2016 - 31 December 2016 |
976,078 |
2017 |
1 January 2016 - 31 December 2017 |
944,166 |
2018 |
1 January 2018 - 31 May 2018 |
568,929 |
The number of births registered in 2018 is not a true representation of calf births in May 2018 as a calf may be registered up to 27 days after birth and accordingly a number of births in May 2018 will be registered in June 2018.