Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 February 2021
1082. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cows that have been slaughtered within a month of a calf being registered to them by breed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10131/21]
View answerThe number of cows slaughtered in 2020 within one month of the date of birth of the calf was 9,678. The total cow kill in 2020 was 386,000.
A breakdown by recorded breed is detailed in the attached Table. A list of the approved breed codes can be found on the Department's website at the link
https://assets.gov.ie/90238/f5f58c25-4cf6-400f-a2f0-8b460758716a.pdf.
