asked the Minister for Agriculture the number of dairy cows which were slaughtered in 1984 and 1985; and the projected figure for 1986.
Written Answers. - Dairy Cow Slaughterings.
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Separate particulars in regard to slaughterings of dairy cows are not available. The total number of cows slaughtered in 1984 was 328,000 and the number for 1985 is estimated at 340,000. So far as can be foreseen at this stage cow slaughterings in 1986 will be about 320,000.