asked the Minister for Agriculture the total number of artificial inseminations carried out by all the cattle breeding societies for each of the years 1980 to 1985, inclusive; and the percentage breakdown of breeds used.
Written Answers. - Artificial Insemination.
99.
The information sought is as follows:
|
Year |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
|
Number of inseminations (000) |
1,042 |
1,154 |
1,264 |
1,303 |
1,250 |
1,186 |
|
Angus percentage |
7.4 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.4 |
8.9 |
|
Charolais percentage |
9.6 |
8.4 |
7.3 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
|
Friesian percentage |
47.1 |
46.3 |
42.8 |
45.2 |
39.0 |
37.9 |
|
Hereford percentage |
25.4 |
27.7 |
32.3 |
31.6 |
35.2 |
32.1 |
|
Limousin percentage |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
|
Shorthorn percentage |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
|
Simmental percentage |
6.9 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
|
Others percentage |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |