Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2018
713. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler cows in the national herd in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30462/18]
View answerThe requested information for the years 2010-2017 is provided below as obtained from the Department's Animal Identification Movement system (AIM). The classification is based on the definition of suckler cows as the number of beef cows who have calved at least once in their lifetime at the end of December of each year. 2018 data is not yet available.
Total National Suckler Cows: 2010 to 2017
|
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
1,063,238 |
1,060,866 |
1,104,619 |
1,056,169 |
1,012,507 |
1,019,561 |
1,009,075 |
986,877 |
