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AIM Bovine Statistics Report 2011
The AIM Bovine Statistics Report 2011 provides comprehensive data on calf births, farm-to-farm and mart movements as well as details of cattle slaughtered in factories and abattoirs, live exports and on-farm bovine deaths. The Report is compiled on an annual basis from data provided by farmers, livestock marts, factories, abattoirs and export locations to the Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) database managed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Report contains a comprehensive list of livestock marts, abattoirs, factories, export points for live cattle and knackeries. The AIM Bovine Statistics Report contains valuable statistical information for use by interested stakeholders to monitor trends in the beef and dairy sectors. Data and reports generated from the AIM system are provided by the Department to a range of organisations including Bord Bia, Central Statistics Office (CSO), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), Teagasc as well as breed societies, farming organisations and Meat Industry Ireland (MII). The Report is available in the 2012 Publications section of the Department’s website www.agriculture.gov.ie. Updated reports are provided on the website each month on calf registrations, factory slaughterings, live exports and an age profile of the national herd. Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) System The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine maintains cattle traceability records on a central database known as the Animal Identification and Movement System (AIM). The AIM system records all birth, movements and disposals in accordance with EU requirements and therefore traces all bovines from birth to slaughter. The traceability system provides assurances to customers and consumers at home and abroad about the origin and traceability of beef, protects animal and human health and secures and maintains markets for Irish cattle and beef. Uses of AIM
Verify the origin, identity and life history of cattle entering the food chain.
Pre-clear live exports.
Assists in the testing and certification requirements for specific export markets.
Management tool for disease control purposes in compliance with EU and national requirements and to facilitate identification and segregation of bovines for disease testing, tracing of cohorts and progeny.
Plays a key role in facilitating compliance with EU and national requirements and in the management of a range of programmes other than those relating to animal health and food safety including:
- Single Payment Scheme; - Compensatory Allowances Scheme; - Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS); - Animal Welfare Recording and Breeding Scheme for Suckler Herds; and - Nitrates Regulations.
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Contents
Contents ................................................................................................................................................ 1
Chapter 1 Calf Birth Registration Data .......................................................................................................... 3
SECTION 1................................................................................................................................................ 5
Calf Births by Month .............................................................................................................................. 5 Calf Births by Month and Gender.......................................................................................................... 5 Calf Births by County, Gender and Sire Type ....................................................................................... 6 Number of Calves per Breeding Herd ................................................................................................... 7 Total Number of Beef and Dairy Calves by County .............................................................................. 8
SECTION 2................................................................................................................................................ 9
Calf Births by Month and Sire Type ...................................................................................................... 9 Calf Births by Month, Gender and Sire Type ........................................................................................ 9
SECTION 3.............................................................................................................................................. 10
Calf Births by Month and by Breed of Dam ........................................................................................ 10
SECTION 4.............................................................................................................................................. 11
Sire Selection for Beef Dams .............................................................................................................. 11 Sire Selection for Dairy Dams ............................................................................................................. 11 Breed Composition of 2011 Born Calves ............................................................................................ 12
SECTION 5.............................................................................................................................................. 13
Cattle Imports by Country of Origin and Gender ................................................................................ 13 Age Profile of Cattle Imports from UK which went for Immediate Slaughter ...................................... 13 Cattle Imports for further breeding and production by Country of Origin and Age ............................. 14
Chapter 2 Movement Data........................................................................................................................... 15
SECTION 1.............................................................................................................................................. 16
Mart Movements by Month and by Gender ........................................................................................ 16 Age Profile of Mart Movements for Beef Cattle by Month and by Gender ......................................... 17 Age Profile of Mart Movements for Dairy Cattle by Month and by Gender ........................................ 18
SECTION 2.............................................................................................................................................. 19
Farm to Farm Movements by Month and by Gender .......................................................................... 19 Age Profile of Farm to Farm Movements for Beef Cattle by Month and by Gender ...................................... 20 Age Profile of Farm to Farm Movements for Dairy Cattle by Month and by Gender ..................................... 21
SECTION 3.............................................................................................................................................. 22
All Cattle Movements by Month and by Type ..................................................................................... 22 All Cattle Movements by Month and by Gender ................................................................................. 23
Chapter 3 Disposal of Cattle ........................................................................................................................ 24
SECTION 1.............................................................................................................................................. 25
Overall Summary of Cattle Disposals and On Farm Deaths - Graphs ............................................... 25 Overall Summary of Cattle Disposals and On Farm Deaths .............................................................. 26
SECTION 2.............................................................................................................................................. 27
Cattle Disposals in Department approved Slaughter Plants by Month and by Gender ...................... 27 Age Profile of Slaughterings in Department approved plants for Beef Cattle by Month and by Gender ................................................................................................................................................ 28 Age Profile of Slaughterings in Department approved plants for Dairy Cattle by Month and by Gender ................................................................................................................................................ 29
SECTION 3.............................................................................................................................................. 30
Cattle Disposals in Local Authority approved Slaughter Plants by Month and by Gender ................. 30
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Age Profile of Slaughterings in Local Authority approved Slaughter Plants for Beef Cattle by Month and by Gender .................................................................................................................................... 31 Age Profile of Slaughterings in Local Authority approved Slaughter Plants for Dairy Cattle by Month and by Gender ................................................................................................................................................. 32
SECTION 4.............................................................................................................................................. 33
On Farm Deaths by Month and by Gender ......................................................................................... 33 Age Profile of On Farm Deaths for Male Beef Cattle by Month .......................................................... 34 Age Profile of On Farm Deaths for Female Beef Cattle by Month ...................................................... 34 Age Profile of On Farm Deaths for Male Dairy Cattle by Month ......................................................... 35 Age Profile of On Farm Deaths for Female Dairy Cattle by Month ..................................................... 35
SECTION 5.............................................................................................................................................. 36
Stillborn Calves by Month and by Gender .......................................................................................... 36 Stillborn Calves by Month, Gender and Sire ....................................................................................... 36
SECTION 6.............................................................................................................................................. 37
Live Exports by Month and by Gender ............................................................................................... 37 Age Profile of Live Exports for Beef Cattle by Month and by Gender................................................. 38 Age Profile of Live Exports for Dairy Cattle by Month and by Gender ................................................ 39 Destination of Live Exports ................................................................................................................. 40 Age Profile of Live Exports by Breed .................................................................................................. 41 Destination of Live Exports by Age ..................................................................................................... 42
Chapter 4 National Herd Data ..................................................................................................................... 43
SECTION 1.............................................................................................................................................. 44
Age Profile of Live Herd at 31/12/2010 by Gender ............................................................................. 44 Cattle Population by Age .................................................................................................................... 44 Cattle Population by Age and Gender ................................................................................................ 44
SECTION 2.............................................................................................................................................. 45
Age Profile of Live Herd at 31/12/2011 by County .............................................................................. 45
SECTION 3.............................................................................................................................................. 46
Age Profile of Live Herd at 31/12/2011 by Breed ............................................................................... 46 Age Profile of Live Herd at 31/12/2011 by County and by Breed ....................................................... 47
SECTION 5.............................................................................................................................................. 48
Profile of Herd Size at 31/12/2011 ...................................................................................................... 48 Imported Animals in the Live Herd at 31/12/2011 ............................................................................... 49 Bovine Population 2011 ...................................................................................................................... 50
Chapter 5 Suppliers of Data ........................................................................................................................ 51
LIVESTOCK MARTS .......................................................................................................................... 52 LOCAL AUTHORITY ABATTOIRS ..................................................................................................... 53 APPROVED EXPORT POINTS .......................................................................................................... 55 LICENSED KNACKERIES .................................................................................................................. 56 FACTORIES ........................................................................................................................................ 57
APPENDIX .............................................................................................................................................. 58
Official List of Breed Codes ................................................................................................................ 58
Chapter 1 Calf Birth Registration Data
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SECTION 1
Calf Births by Month
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
500,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Total
Calf Births by Month and Gender
Month Male Female Total
January 76,992 79,170 156,162
February 200,045 192,570 392,615
March 233,236 219,798 453,034
April 188,832 178,172 367,004
May 116,285 109,328 225,613
June 60,712 58,043 118,755
July 37,729 35,724 73,453
August 30,353 29,507 59,860
September 31,015 30,347 61,362
October 31,410 30,382 61,792
November 30,906 29,777 60,683
December 28,059 27,159 55,218
Total 1,065,574 1,019,977 2,085,551
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Calf Births by County, Gender and Sire Type
Calves born to a Beef Bull Calves born to a Dairy Bull Overall % of
County Male Female Total Male Female Total Total Total
Carlow 9,892 9,550 19,442 3,769 3,577 7,346 26,788 1.3
Cavan 28,915 27,312 56,227 10,671 10,345 21,016 77,243 3.7
Clare 41,970 40,168 82,138 7,998 7,679 15,677 97,815 4.7
Cork 82,446 77,348 159,794 102,046 98,527 200,573 360,367 17.3
Donegal 24,089 22,621 46,710 6,039 5,954 11,993 58,703 2.8
Dublin 2,105 2,032 4,137 767 812 1,579 5,716 0.3
Galway 56,160 53,877 110,037 8,371 8,251 16,622 126,659 6.1
Kerry 38,177 35,874 74,051 28,308 27,865 56,173 130,224 6.2
Kildare 10,258 9,830 20,088 3,699 3,691 7,390 27,478 1.3
Kilkenny 27,608 25,863 53,471 21,598 20,829 42,427 95,898 4.6
Laois 20,900 20,299 41,199 10,599 10,247 20,846 62,045 3.0
Leitrim 13,990 13,202 27,192 686 645 1,331 28,523 1.4
Limerick 35,033 32,697 67,730 30,369 29,891 60,260 127,990 6.1
Longford 14,351 13,756 28,107 2,364 2,393 4,757 32,864 1.6
Louth 6,925 6,466 13,391 4,879 4,751 9,630 23,021 1.1
Mayo 40,781 39,068 79,849 4,855 4,690 9,545 89,394 4.3
Meath 21,975 20,752 42,727 15,642 15,341 30,983 73,710 3.5
Monaghan 20,853 19,615 40,468 10,448 10,450 20,898 61,366 2.9
Offaly 19,637 18,759 38,396 6,742 6,535 13,277 51,673 2.5
Roscommon 27,624 26,464 54,088 1,505 1,448 2,953 57,041 2.7
Sligo 17,135 16,384 33,519 2,355 2,314 4,669 38,188 1.8
Tipperary 50,130 47,647 97,777 41,199 40,206 81,405 179,182 8.6
Waterford 20,930 19,736 40,666 20,909 20,156 41,065 81,731 3.9
Westmeath 20,391 19,749 40,140 6,249 6,188 12,437 52,577 2.5
Wexford 25,167 23,867 49,034 16,913 15,950 32,863 81,897 3.9
Wicklow 13,548 12,944 26,492 5,604 5,362 10,966 37,458 1.8
Total 690,990 655,880 1,346,870 374,584 364,097 738,681 2,085,551
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Number of Calves per Breeding Herd
No of % of Total Number of calves per breeding herd and % of County Total
County Breeding Herds Breeding Herds 1-10 %
11-24 %
25-49 %
50-74
%
75+ %
Carlow 934 1.1 245 26.2 282 30.2 241 25.8 105 11.2 61 6.5
Cavan 3,644 4.5 1,379 37.8 1,182 32.4 760 20.9 214 5.9 109 3.0
Clare 4,833 5.9 1,735 35.9 1,758 36.4 988 20.4 230 4.8 122 2.5
Cork 8,498 10.4 1,867 22.0 1,801 21.2 2,028 23.9 1,369 16.1 1,433 16.9
Donegal 4,174 5.1 2,630 63.0 989 23.7 365 8.7 94 2.3 96 2.3
Dublin 225 0.3 105 46.7 43 19.1 46 20.4 17 7.6 14 6.2
Galway 8,390 10.3 4,357 51.9 2,515 30.0 1,174 14.0 223 2.7 121 1.4
Kerry 4,801 5.9 1,696 35.3 1,322 27.5 989 20.6 439 9.1 355 7.4
Kildare 1,037 1.3 401 38.7 254 24.5 219 21.1 86 8.3 77 7.4
Kilkenny 2,264 2.8 379 16.7 509 22.5 613 27.1 428 18.9 335 14.8
Laois 1,849 2.3 469 25.4 487 26.3 486 26.3 216 11.7 191 10.3
Leitrim 2,627 3.2 1,682 64.0 732 27.9 179 6.8 25 1.0 9 0.3
Limerick 3,621 4.4 1,003 27.7 811 22.4 855 23.6 515 14.2 437 12.1
Longford 1,733 2.1 684 39.5 613 35.4 322 18.6 77 4.4 37 2.1
Louth 733 0.9 256 34.9 185 25.2 145 19.8 73 10.0 74 10.1
Mayo 7,294 8.9 4,316 59.2 2,184 29.9 630 8.6 116 1.6 48 0.7
Meath 2,153 2.6 697 32.4 519 24.1 472 21.9 215 10.0 250 11.6
Monaghan 2,824 3.5 1,018 36.0 945 33.5 583 20.6 185 6.6 93 3.3
Offaly 1,886 2.3 624 33.1 512 27.1 437 23.2 186 9.9 127 6.7
Roscommon 3,909 4.8 1,919 49.1 1,333 34.1 541 13.8 85 2.2 31 0.8
Sligo 2,765 3.4 1,492 54.0 907 32.8 280 10.1 54 2.0 32 1.2
Tipperary 4,424 5.4 940 21.2 977 22.1 1,152 26.0 671 15.2 684 15.5
Waterford 1,607 2.0 268 16.7 276 17.2 391 24.3 295 18.4 377 23.5
Westmeath 1,978 2.4 653 33.0 571 28.9 485 24.5 155 7.8 114 5.8
Wexford 2,188 2.7 482 22.0 503 23.0 598 27.3 327 14.9 278 12.7
Wicklow 1,247 1.5 375 30.1 356 28.5 282 22.6 117 9.4 117 9.4
Total 81,638 31,672 22,566 15,261 6,517 5,622
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Total Number of Beef and Dairy Calves by County
For the purposes of this table, Beef and Dairy calves are defined by Breed of Dam
Beef % Dairy % Total
County Calves Beef Calves Dairy Calves
Carlow 16,284 60.79 10,504 39.21 26,788
Cavan 45,502 58.91 31,741 41.09 77,243
Clare 70,907 72.49 26,908 27.51 97,815
Cork 76,967 21.36 283,400 78.64 360,367
Donegal 42,879 73.04 15,824 26.96 58,703
Dublin 3,463 60.58 2,253 39.42 5,716
Galway 100,828 79.61 25,831 20.39 126,659
Kerry 43,372 33.31 86,852 66.69 130,224
Kildare 16,737 60.91 10,741 39.09 27,478
Kilkenny 36,053 37.60 59,845 62.40 95,898
Laois 33,566 54.10 28,479 45.90 62,045
Leitrim 26,455 92.75 2,068 7.25 28,523
Limerick 35,079 27.41 92,911 72.59 127,990
Longford 25,753 78.36 7,111 21.64 32,864
Louth 10,721 46.57 12,300 53.43 23,021
Mayo 74,164 82.96 15,230 17.04 89,394
Meath 33,430 45.35 40,280 54.65 73,710
Monaghan 31,475 51.29 29,891 48.71 61,366
Offaly 31,906 61.75 19,767 38.25 51,673
Roscommon 52,260 91.62 4,781 8.38 57,041
Sligo 30,545 79.99 7,643 20.01 38,188
Tipperary 62,718 35.00 116,464 65.00 179,182
Waterford 24,893 30.46 56,838 69.54 81,731
Westmeath 35,245 67.04 17,332 32.96 52,577
Wexford 32,245 39.37 49,652 60.63 81,897
Wicklow 21,535 57.49 15,923 42.51 37,458
Total 1,014,982 48.67 1,070,569 51.33 2,085,551
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SECTION 2
Calf Births by Month and Sire Type
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Calves born to a Beef Bull Calves born to a Dairy Bull
Calf Births by Month, Gender and Sire Type
Calves born to a Beef bull Calves born to a Dairy bull
Month Male Female Total Male Female Total Total
January 35,644 34,922 70,566 41,348 44,248 85,596 156,162
February 74,249 71,149 145,398 125,796 121,421 247,217 392,615
March 143,078 136,188 279,266 90,158 83,610 173,768 453,034
April 146,697 137,746 284,443 42,135 40,426 82,561 367,004
May 96,056 89,647 185,703 20,229 19,681 39,910 225,613
June 51,559 48,964 100,523 9,153 9,079 18,232 118,755
July 32,775 30,646 63,421 4,954 5,078 10,032 73,453
August 25,690 24,617 50,307 4,663 4,890 9,553 59,860
September 23,100 22,033 45,133 7,915 8,314 16,229 61,362
October 20,979 20,060 41,039 10,431 10,322 20,753 61,792
November 20,751 20,052 40,803 10,155 9,725 19,880 60,683
December 20,412 19,856 40,268 7,647 7,303 14,950 55,218
Total 690,990 655,880 1,346,870 374,584 364,097 738,681 2,085,551
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SECTION 3
Calf Births by Month and by Breed of Dam
Month FR LM CH SI AA HE BB SH MO Other SA RB BA JE MY Total
JAN 94,569 17,560 12,397 8,014 5,840 4,745 3,596 1,863 2,240 1,417 880 965 576 1,156 344 156,162
FEB 281,801 26,017 19,282 13,186 11,071 8,607 4,867 3,311 7,374 4,264 1,482 3,335 788 6,327 903 392,615
MAR 243,306 57,750 43,659 25,016 23,414 19,131 9,804 6,591 7,688 4,303 2,845 2,544 1,610 4,394 979 453,034
APR 148,950 63,724 49,938 24,130 25,519 19,899 10,426 7,465 5,054 3,347 2,787 1,519 1,716 1,896 634 367,004
MAY 81,806 42,018 34,290 15,303 17,487 13,289 6,873 5,130 2,797 2,050 1,755 766 1,047 728 274 225,613
JUN 38,778 22,623 19,802 8,595 9,874 7,684 3,831 2,925 1,282 1,006 934 399 594 266 162 118,755
JUL 20,403 15,348 13,004 5,669 6,600 5,258 2,535 1,750 778 658 658 169 396 156 71 73,453
AUG 15,708 13,517 10,189 4,832 5,244 4,266 2,259 1,384 519 644 607 84 444 100 63 59,860
SEP 20,488 13,649 8,410 4,810 4,465 3,389 2,332 962 538 678 619 89 531 291 111 61,362
OCT 24,532 12,760 7,449 4,602 3,619 2,994 2,050 831 648 636 576 130 594 259 112 61,792
NOV 23,899 12,452 7,415 4,636 3,586 2,913 2,216 862 643 649 568 99 486 187 72 60,683
DEC 18,579 12,356 7,650 4,880 3,435 2,744 2,063 913 563 615 604 108 470 148 90 55,218
Total 1,012,819 309,774 233,485 123,673 120,154 94,919 52,852 33,987 30,124 20,267 14,315 10,207 9,252 15,908 3,815 2,085,551
FR: Friesian LM: Limousin CH: Charolais SI: Simmental AA: Aberdeen Angus HE: Hereford BB: Belgian Blue SH: Shorthorn MO: Montbelliarde SA: Salers RB: Rotbunte BA: Blonde D’Aquitaine JE: Jersey MY: Meuse Rhine Yssel
* For full list of breed codes see Appendix
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Sire Selection for Beef Dams
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
Cattle 369,934 329,217 80,442 53,450 80,460 64,990 36,489
% 36.4% 32.4% 7.9% 5.3% 7.9% 6.4% 3.6%
CH LM AA SI BB Other HE
Sire Selection for Dairy Dams
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
800,000
Cattle 674,980 135,093 93,053 53,702 70,929 26,907 15,905
% 63.0% 12.6% 8.7% 5.0% 6.6% 2.5% 1.5%
FR AA HE LM Other BB CH
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Breed Composition of 2011 Born Calves
Breed of Dam
Breed FR LM CH SI AA HE BB SH MO Other* SA BA RB MY JE Total
Bre
ed
of
Sir
e
FR 651,972 1,324 382 1,514 2,294 1,590 888 1,413 9,688 4,892 35 25 4,521 1,123 8,636 690,297
HE 89,232 4,124 3,085 2,742 4,480 18,187 1,062 1,335 2,616 855 156 119 676 359 514 129,542
CH 13,770 92,675 139,738 41,293 34,384 28,721 14,963 9,646 1,813 1,355 5,119 1,858 237 177 91 385,840
SI 12,811 9,298 7,678 23,110 4,246 4,746 1,923 1,314 1,102 268 426 243 183 114 61 67,523
LM 49,495 147,598 56,162 35,767 29,324 26,131 18,987 7,592 3,347 2,012 3,160 2,319 455 253 317 382,919
AA 129,283 12,772 9,311 6,607 33,887 8,485 3,367 2,952 3,374 1,796 621 387 1,114 507 1,072 215,535
BA 679 2,620 1,451 1,019 588 485 976 162 114 103 189 2,280 20 6 13 10,705
BB 24,822 32,952 11,778 8,894 7,644 4,355 9,076 2,009 1,696 771 1,145 1,658 250 182 135 107,367
JE 20,951 28 6 33 92 20 15 43 401 821 0 0 316 50 4,071 26,847
MO 3,329 72 41 147 58 45 23 53 4,816 67 4 1 105 52 27 8,840
RB 2,510 14 13 33 27 18 7 21 259 90 2 0 1,873 57 41 4,965
MY 443 10 4 5 20 11 12 19 95 26 0 1 124 812 0 1,582
SA 1,119 1,511 1,433 698 812 674 397 369 89 71 3,048 85 14 12 30 10,362
SH 2,379 1,219 891 626 1,045 728 339 6,602 169 239 124 13 43 24 72 14,513
Other* 10,024 3,557 1,512 1,185 1,253 723 817 457 545 6,901 286 263 276 87 828 28,714
Total 1,012,819 309,774 233,485 123,673 120,154 94,919 52,852 33,987 30,124 20,267 14,315 9,252 10,207 3,815 15,908 2,085,551
FR: Friesian LM: Limousin CH: Charolais SI: Simmental AA: Aberdeen Angus HE: Hereford BB: Belgian Blue SH: Shorthorn MO: Montbelliarde SA: Salers RB: Rotbunte BA: Blonde D’Aquitaine JE: Jersey MY: Meuse Rhine Yssel
* For full list of breed codes see Appendix
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SECTION 5
Cattle Imports by Country of Origin and Gender
Male Female Total
UK* 12,292 9,038 21,330
France 60 246 306
Netherlands 3 171 174
Belgium 5 1 6
Austria 0 12 12
Romania 164 353 517
Luxembourg 1 0 1
Germany 0 10 10
Denmark 2 23 25
Total 12,527 9,854 22,381
* Of the cattle imported from UK, 10,570 went for immediate slaughter
Age Profile of Cattle Imports from UK which went for Immediate Slaughter
0 - 24 Mts 24 - 48 Mts 48 - 72 Mts 72 - 96 Mts 96 - 120 Mts 120 Mts + Total
1,893 3,572 1,565 1,382 1,135 1,023 10,570
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Cattle Imports for further breeding and production by Country of Origin and Age
0 - 12 Mts 12- 18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 36 Mts 36 Mts + Total
UK 8,426 672 388 513 761 10,760
Romania 517 0 0 0 0 517
France 74 44 70 91 27 306
Netherlands 100 2 37 33 2 174
Austria 0 2 9 0 1 12
Belgium 0 2 0 2 2 6
Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 1 1
Germany 0 0 1 8 1 10
Denmark 11 2 11 1 0 25
Total 9,128 724 516 648 795 11,811
Figures excludes cattle imported from UK which went for immediate slaughter
Chapter 2 Movement Data
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Chapter 2 Movement Data
Chapter 2 Movement Data
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SECTION 1
Mart Movements by Month and by Gender
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Male Female
Month Male Female Total
January 38,553 34,141 72,694
February 69,570 54,896 124,466
March 108,379 73,143 181,522
April 110,172 85,271 195,443
May 76,754 69,171 145,925
June 44,136 40,410 84,546
July 35,839 29,828 65,667
August 63,677 45,412 109,089
September 103,510 71,090 174,600
October 143,918 104,275 248,193
November 98,946 81,895 180,841
December 34,671 38,113 72,784
Total 928,125 727,645 1,655,770
These Figures include 100,759 movements where the animal was unsold in the mart.
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Age Profile of Mart Movements for Beef Cattle by Month and by Gender
For the purposes of this table, Beef Cattle are defined as the progeny of Bulls of a Beef Breed
0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 Mts +
Month M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Total
January 987 721 898 672 15,043 10,909 2,573 2,236 8,647 7,161 1,059 848 2,606 7,075 61,435
February 3,141 2,569 993 720 21,980 16,465 4,601 4,001 12,804 11,319 2,194 1,801 3,615 9,855 96,058
March 8,374 6,763 960 840 23,860 18,038 11,541 9,549 16,663 12,171 6,437 4,300 4,200 10,084 133,780
April 10,292 8,821 1,379 1,195 21,406 16,033 19,761 16,703 13,726 9,126 11,710 7,316 4,194 11,017 152,679
May 10,475 8,870 2,193 1,759 11,783 8,435 17,449 14,910 5,565 4,535 8,022 6,727 2,928 11,897 115,548
June 5,325 4,341 1,843 1,586 5,978 3,732 11,250 10,947 2,274 1,925 5,896 4,476 1,832 7,896 69,301
July 2,701 2,270 1,524 1,234 5,078 3,604 10,702 9,894 1,583 1,284 5,469 3,683 1,532 4,788 55,346
August 1,386 1,184 2,977 2,141 10,623 6,597 20,380 16,936 3,907 2,698 10,455 5,538 2,893 6,228 93,943
September 844 716 9,368 5,710 22,307 12,712 26,327 20,903 11,908 8,667 12,044 6,732 5,275 9,541 153,054
October 760 675 15,926 10,333 49,024 31,292 21,979 17,064 22,343 16,404 9,355 5,578 7,865 14,770 223,368
November 688 576 8,482 5,819 36,053 25,423 9,996 8,087 18,326 14,534 4,075 2,884 6,399 13,813 155,155
December 623 515 2,808 1,924 12,735 9,555 2,735 2,423 6,052 6,737 1,054 1,171 2,344 8,754 59,430
Total 45,596 38,021 49,351 33,933 235,870 162,795 159,294 133,653 123,798 96,561 77,770 51,054 45,683 115,718 1,369,097
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Age Profile of Mart Movements for Dairy Cattle by Month and by Gender
For the purposes of this table, Dairy Cattle are defined as the progeny of Bulls of a Dairy Breed
0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 Mts +
Month M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Total
January 2,083 52 337 15 1,187 94 254 29 2,070 324 320 150 489 3,855 11,259
February 13,042 210 292 35 1,594 199 1,121 54 2,291 779 1,312 662 590 6,227 28,408
March 24,294 737 678 55 1,329 174 4,046 340 1,945 709 3,427 1,710 625 7,673 47,742
April 14,085 1,038 1,274 153 995 255 5,473 1,133 1,231 555 4,054 2,746 592 9,180 42,764
May 7,714 1,195 1,643 220 650 125 4,037 687 638 196 3,053 1,449 604 8,166 30,377
June 3,174 601 1,175 156 365 64 2,593 315 337 41 1,669 498 425 3,832 15,245
July 1,251 268 970 83 397 18 2,490 139 412 26 1,409 345 321 2,192 10,321
August 698 136 1,037 116 915 63 3,457 256 2,243 89 1,593 344 1,113 3,086 15,146
September 718 75 745 101 2,491 72 2,480 207 5,872 234 1,190 309 1,941 5,111 21,546
October 1,332 61 585 89 4,209 203 1,505 169 6,657 556 675 254 1,703 6,827 24,825
November 1,661 84 499 104 4,753 219 930 107 5,072 708 506 225 1,506 9,312 25,686
December 1,382 47 317 29 2,129 98 351 42 1,509 489 145 126 487 6,203 13,354
Total 71,434 4,504 9,552 1,156 21,014 1,584 28,737 3,478 30,277 4,706 19,353 8,818 10,396 71,664 286,673
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SECTION 2
Farm to Farm Movements by Month and by Gender
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Male Female
Month Male Female Total
January 28,696 28,177 56,873
February 54,734 36,691 91,425
March 89,115 52,150 141,265
April 88,125 64,628 152,753
May 62,931 53,644 116,575
June 33,493 33,565 67,058
July 25,683 23,006 48,689
August 26,577 24,362 50,939
September 36,698 30,376 67,074
October 45,100 37,226 82,326
November 46,445 42,876 89,321
December 30,222 32,766 62,988
Total 567,819 459,467 1,027,286
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Age Profile of Farm to Farm Movements for Beef Cattle by Month and by Gender
For the purposes of this table, Beef Cattle are defined as the progeny of Bulls of a Beef Breed
0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 Mts +
Month M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Total
January 1,442 1,162 1,013 851 7,819 5,810 1,477 1,125 3,434 2,998 448 565 1,332 5,120 34,596
February 4,155 3,649 734 612 8,465 6,676 2,052 1,523 2,938 3,520 434 762 1,076 5,221 41,817
March 11,998 10,590 825 724 9,161 6,978 4,373 3,426 3,517 3,148 1,389 1,442 1,435 5,272 64,278
April 13,396 12,509 1,699 1,456 9,566 6,710 10,786 7,413 4,131 2,965 3,328 2,638 1,905 5,811 84,313
May 11,734 11,103 2,519 2,354 5,649 3,661 9,414 6,892 2,382 1,837 2,695 2,767 1,630 6,250 70,887
June 5,772 5,532 2,588 2,334 2,525 1,784 6,316 5,213 957 831 1,403 1,861 1,012 3,976 42,104
July 2,650 2,511 2,390 2,073 2,173 1,381 5,714 4,271 821 613 1,389 1,707 903 3,120 31,716
August 1,434 1,307 3,000 2,493 2,879 2,057 7,032 5,279 1,075 831 1,457 1,648 883 3,129 34,504
September 974 841 4,206 3,216 5,554 4,209 8,122 4,994 3,024 1,973 1,611 1,616 1,066 3,713 45,119
October 831 764 5,369 3,972 11,599 8,448 5,270 3,862 4,424 3,387 1,389 1,237 1,605 4,519 56,676
November 877 708 3,876 2,938 13,994 10,494 3,394 2,608 5,526 4,980 948 1,114 1,715 5,459 58,631
December 860 765 1,774 1,347 9,467 7,024 1,627 1,461 3,329 3,305 399 593 1,112 4,966 38,029
Total 56,123 51,441 29,993 24,370 88,851 65,232 65,577 48,067 35,558 30,388 16,890 17,950 15,674 56,556 602,670
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Age Profile of Farm to Farm Movements for Dairy Cattle by Month and by Gender For the purposes of this Table, Dairy Cattle are defined as the progeny of Bulls of a Dairy Breed
0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 Mts +
Month M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Total
January 5,343 273 1,860 142 2,018 846 392 222 1,535 2,763 210 508 373 5,792 22,277
February 28,492 1,372 1,674 158 1,851 745 1,337 655 874 2,631 391 1,882 261 7,285 49,608
March 48,415 4,157 2,166 412 1,100 832 2,376 1,995 767 1,109 1,226 3,124 367 8,941 76,987
April 27,013 3,807 6,115 1,470 1,423 809 5,419 3,972 677 804 2,169 3,261 498 11,003 68,440
May 12,779 2,629 6,593 1,742 970 432 4,136 2,546 510 412 1,508 2,449 412 8,570 45,688
June 4,261 1,094 4,956 2,051 511 280 2,023 1,485 249 206 663 1,108 257 5,810 24,954
July 2,282 425 3,544 1,106 1,028 223 1,692 864 230 153 615 764 252 3,795 16,973
August 1,360 293 2,975 1,225 1,519 586 1,441 792 813 332 336 641 373 3,749 16,435
September 3,006 238 1,760 730 3,748 1,136 1,044 516 1,786 1,034 249 551 548 5,609 21,955
October 4,525 292 1,314 290 4,548 1,297 913 379 2,455 1,891 162 463 696 6,425 25,650
November 4,812 310 1,744 223 5,637 2,055 639 448 2,602 3,689 175 459 506 7,391 30,690
December 3,995 168 1,176 180 3,988 1,744 405 308 1,490 3,703 134 376 466 6,826 24,959
Total 146,283 15,058 35,877 9,729 28,341 10,985 21,817 14,182 13,988 18,727 7,838 15,586 5,009 81,196 424,616
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SECTION 3
All Cattle Movements by Month and by Type
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Mart Farm to Farm Total
Month Mart Farm to Farm Total
January 72,694 56,873 129,567
February 124,466 91,425 215,891
March 181,522 141,265 322,787
April 195,443 152,753 348,196
May 145,925 116,575 262,500
June 84,546 67,058 151,604
July 65,667 48,689 114,356
August 109,089 50,939 160,028
September 174,600 67,074 241,674
October 248,193 82,326 330,519
November 180,841 89,321 270,162
December 72,784 62,988 135,772
Total 1,655,770 1,027,286 2,683,056
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All Cattle Movements by Month and by Gender
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Male Female Total
Month Male Female Total
January 67,249 62,318 129,567
February 124,304 91,587 215,891
March 197,494 125,293 322,787
April 198,297 149,899 348,196
May 139,685 122,815 262,500
June 77,629 73,975 151,604
July 61,522 52,834 114,356
August 90,254 69,774 160,028
September 140,208 101,466 241,674
October 189,018 141,501 330,519
November 145,391 124,771 270,162
December 64,893 70,879 135,772
Total 1,495,944 1,187,112 2,683,056
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SECTION 1
Overall Summary of Cattle Disposals and On Farm Deaths - Graphs
Factory
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Factory
Exports - Abattoirs - On Farm Deaths
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Exports
Abattoir
On Farm Deaths*
* Including Stillborn Animals
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Overall Summary of Cattle Disposals and On Farm Deaths
Month Factory Exports Abattoir On Farm Deaths**
Stillborn Total
January 114,804 8,153 6,133 13,444 2,974 145,508
February 122,083 24,408 5,526 17,421 6,673 176,111
March 142,310 47,987 6,218 26,462 6,493 229,470
April 131,665 31,405 5,451 25,546 4,037 198,104
May 129,713 19,424 5,651 21,270 2,231 178,289
June 131,175 12,769 5,609 15,387 1,014 165,954
July 113,095 7,379 5,110 11,570 586 137,740
August 135,033 11,207 6,257 10,511 662 163,670
September 145,984 15,608 6,682 9,874 856 179,004
October 143,092 16,121 7,361 10,523 1,001 178,098
November 152,656 13,897 7,619 12,721 1,008 187,901
December 108,713 7,422 5,318 12,477 1,087 135,017
Total 1,570,323 215,780 72,935 187,206 28,622 2,074,866
** Excluding Stillborn Animals
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SECTION 2
Cattle Disposals in Department approved Slaughter Plants by Month and by Gender
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Male Female
Month Male Female Total
January 59,945 54,859 114,804
February 63,407 58,676 122,083
March 75,341 66,969 142,310
April 69,357 62,308 131,665
May 62,571 67,142 129,713
June 61,341 69,834 131,175
July 52,348 60,747 113,095
August 73,085 61,948 135,033
September 84,124 61,860 145,984
October 80,737 62,355 143,092
November 80,521 72,135 152,656
December 53,677 55,036 108,713
Total 816,454 753,869 1,570,323
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Age Profile of Slaughterings in Department approved plants for Beef Cattle by Month and by Gender For the purposes of this Table, Beef Cattle are defined as the progeny of bulls of a Beef Breed
0 - 12 Mts 12 - 18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 - 48 Mts 48 Mts +
Month M F M F M F M F M F M F Total
January 133 103 1,316 707 19,685 19,546 5,366 4,785 17,637 8,718 744 11,363 90,103
February 188 116 1,403 776 21,909 19,834 6,683 6,309 15,825 8,236 772 10,292 92,343
March 305 200 2,371 972 22,950 18,532 12,349 12,289 16,381 7,522 867 10,187 104,925
April 301 161 3,672 1,334 15,053 12,232 17,929 16,789 12,586 5,969 1,066 8,751 95,843
May 318 113 7,111 1,752 10,488 6,987 17,970 18,079 9,531 5,605 1,216 12,333 91,503
June 235 81 8,220 1,803 6,486 4,253 20,577 19,764 11,260 5,738 1,383 14,250 94,050
July 224 72 6,014 1,976 3,798 3,245 19,930 18,408 10,440 4,947 1,462 12,912 83,428
August 217 100 5,066 2,527 4,382 4,222 31,553 20,327 15,739 5,459 1,811 12,098 103,501
September 198 114 3,957 2,798 5,903 5,752 32,345 16,680 23,296 7,538 1,752 11,986 112,319
October 163 143 2,841 2,408 8,134 8,832 22,261 11,522 29,635 9,419 1,605 14,147 111,110
November 225 205 2,773 1,898 15,966 16,392 13,307 8,130 29,266 11,397 1,425 16,251 117,235
December 251 127 1,951 1,127 19,212 16,408 5,027 4,210 13,895 7,541 933 11,037 81,719
Total 2,758 1,535 46,695 20,078 153,966 136,235 205,297 157,292 205,491 88,089 15,036 145,607 1,178,079
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Age Profile of Slaughterings in Department approved plants for Dairy Cattle by Month and by Gender
For the purposes of this Table, Dairy Cattle are defined as the progeny of Bulls of a Dairy Breed
0 - 12 Mts 12 - 18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 - 48 Mts 48 Mts +
Month M F M F M F M F M F M F Total
January 407 13 160 16 8,323 397 1,750 205 4,298 1,460 126 7,546 24,701
February 1,189 38 163 17 6,521 327 5,218 454 3,433 1,748 103 10,529 29,740
March 1,811 36 443 26 3,884 296 10,555 922 3,295 1,936 130 14,051 37,385
April 596 19 735 40 2,274 193 12,238 1,124 2,734 1,812 173 13,884 35,822
May 396 21 1,716 70 1,718 99 9,553 1,177 2,361 1,948 193 18,958 38,210
June 427 4 2,091 97 1,389 67 6,803 1,322 2,309 2,143 161 20,312 37,125
July 181 15 1,358 138 766 48 5,604 1,182 2,389 1,941 182 15,863 29,667
August 310 27 824 75 1,418 106 5,837 945 5,696 2,294 232 13,768 31,532
September 234 18 361 50 2,235 214 3,367 523 10,304 2,849 172 13,338 33,665
October 184 42 262 47 2,564 315 2,104 321 10,814 2,892 170 12,267 31,982
November 275 38 161 31 4,904 512 1,528 271 10,540 3,179 151 13,831 35,421
December 308 25 141 24 6,583 513 948 162 4,338 2,444 90 11,418 26,994
Total 6,318 296 8,415 631 42,579 3,087 65,505 8,608 62,511 26,646 1,883 165,765 392,244
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SECTION 3
Cattle Disposals in Local Authority approved Slaughter Plants by Month and by Gender
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Male Female
Month Male Female Total
January 552 5,581 6,133
February 382 5,144 5,526
March 606 5,612 6,218
April 526 4,925 5,451
May 507 5,144 5,651
June 508 5,101 5,609
July 439 4,671 5,110
August 715 5,542 6,257
September 1,252 5,430 6,682
October 1,354 6,007 7,361
November 878 6,741 7,619
December 476 4,842 5,318
Total 8,195 64,740 72,935
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Age Profile of Slaughterings in Local Authority approved Slaughter Plants for Beef Cattle by Month and by Gender
For the purposes of this Table, Beef Cattle are defined as the progeny of bulls of a Beef Breed
0 - 12 Mts 12 -18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 - 48 Mts 48 Mts +
Month M F M F M F M F M F M F Total
January 47 164 36 326 228 3,725 70 539 124 741 0 1 6,001
February 39 199 30 331 157 3,329 53 635 59 567 0 2 5,401
March 46 222 50 540 233 2,883 112 1,359 103 511 0 0 6,059
April 37 170 92 700 119 1,725 171 1,888 44 332 0 12 5,290
May 33 174 155 1,091 72 1,130 146 2,264 44 394 0 3 5,506
June 42 154 141 1,252 40 760 174 2,466 42 355 0 7 5,433
July 39 245 129 1,362 36 552 141 2,096 49 286 1 35 4,971
August 44 302 119 1,814 57 794 291 2,077 105 398 2 56 6,059
September 38 359 93 1,471 94 1,370 406 1,523 301 511 6 49 6,221
October 37 374 77 1,097 111 2,172 280 1,091 462 818 19 176 6,714
November 39 392 60 774 196 3,328 136 682 299 891 12 286 7,095
December 33 254 33 438 161 2,797 51 339 109 655 5 119 4,994
Total 474 3,009 1,015 11,196 1,504 24,565 2,031 16,959 1,741 6,459 45 746 69,744
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Age Profile of Slaughterings in Local Authority approved Slaughter Plants for Dairy Cattle by Month and by Gender
For the purposes of this Table, Dairy Cattle are defined as the progeny of bulls of a Dairy Breed
0 - 12 Mts 12 -18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 - 48 Mts 48 Mts +
Month M F M F M F M F M F M F Total
January 5 3 1 3 33 52 3 13 5 14 0 0 132
February 16 3 5 2 10 39 5 24 8 13 0 0 125
March 9 3 11 2 12 36 22 40 8 16 0 0 159
April 3 1 16 10 10 15 30 53 4 14 0 5 161
May 4 1 17 18 6 7 22 48 8 14 0 0 145
June 3 1 34 6 6 6 18 65 8 29 0 0 176
July 1 0 15 19 5 10 15 45 8 18 0 3 139
August 3 1 11 20 3 14 29 39 50 24 1 3 198
September 4 1 3 7 22 31 57 38 225 57 3 13 461
October 4 1 4 13 27 27 39 23 294 65 0 150 647
November 5 4 2 4 29 72 18 12 81 81 1 215 524
December 9 4 2 4 35 42 3 10 35 53 0 127 324
Total 66 23 121 108 198 351 261 410 734 398 5 516 3,191
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SECTION 4
On Farm Deaths by Month and by Gender
On Farm Deaths* by Month and by Gender
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Male Female
Month Male Female Total
January 4,885 8,559 13,444
February 6,280 11,141 17,421
March 9,627 16,835 26,462
April 9,420 16,126 25,546
May 8,068 13,202 21,270
June 5,957 9,430 15,387
July 4,424 7,146 11,570
August 3,898 6,613 10,511
September 3,600 6,274 9,874
October 3,646 6,877 10,523
November 4,363 8,358 12,721
December 4,538 7,939 12,477
Total 68,706 118,500 187,206
* Excludes stillborn animals
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Age Profile of On Farm Deaths for Male Beef Cattle by Month For the purposes of this Table, Beef Cattle are defined as the progeny of bulls of a Beef Breed
Month 0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6
Mts 6 - 12 Mts
12 - 18 Mts
18 - 36 Mts
30 - 48 Mts
48 Mts + Total
January 695 400 995 144 576 64 90 2,964
February 1,169 318 684 129 478 52 70 2,900
March 2,751 446 720 257 523 74 76 4,847
April 2,921 743 518 360 446 104 69 5,161
May 2,031 1,344 319 514 382 94 95 4,779
June 1,103 1,489 215 473 285 71 76 3,712
July 564 1,363 195 389 236 59 61 2,867
August 387 1,120 222 412 250 78 85 2,554
September 307 840 329 347 316 84 62 2,285
October 374 635 520 272 341 51 50 2,243
November 395 579 902 197 471 50 64 2,658
December 501 518 1,031 158 475 58 56 2,797
Total 13,198 9,795 6,650 3,652 4,779 839 854 39,767
Age Profile of On Farm Deaths for Female Beef Cattle by Month For the purposes of this Table, Beef Cattle are defined as the progeny of bulls of a Beef Breed
Month 0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6
Mts 6 - 12 Mts
12 - 18 Mts
18 - 36 Mts
30 - 48 Mts
48 Mts + Total
January 589 292 693 81 629 172 1,481 3,937
February 1,117 226 482 82 529 198 1,780 4,414
March 2,381 380 480 175 684 304 2,745 7,149
April 2,644 626 336 271 661 332 2,700 7,570
May 1,937 1,166 201 402 574 254 2,081 6,615
June 963 1,267 146 347 416 212 1,466 4,817
July 519 1,052 123 337 358 151 1,234 3,774
August 356 936 164 338 347 199 1,169 3,509
September 300 658 297 281 391 190 1,191 3,308
October 319 506 384 195 435 253 1,810 3,902
November 402 435 629 147 570 202 2,056 4,441
December 435 386 702 114 516 177 1,424 3,754
Total 11,962 7,930 4,637 2,770 6,110 2,644 21,137 57,190
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Age Profile of On Farm Deaths for Male Dairy Cattle by Month
For the purposes of this Table, Dairy Cattle are defined as the progeny of bulls of a Dairy Breed
Month 0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 18 Mts 18 - 30 Mts 30 - 48 Mts 48 Mts + Total
January 840 317 408 46 285 18 7 1,921
February 2,423 266 286 131 246 21 7 3,380
March 3,420 729 178 206 203 32 12 4,780
April 2,211 1,395 149 241 219 33 11 4,259
May 1,086 1,678 128 221 145 21 10 3,289
June 474 1,331 123 177 110 20 10 2,245
July 209 994 105 129 96 15 9 1,557
August 159 707 256 80 122 16 4 1,344
September 217 448 393 53 177 25 2 1,315
October 316 360 469 55 181 15 7 1,403
November 403 410 590 71 216 12 3 1,705
December 415 410 610 61 221 18 6 1,741
Total 12,173 9,045 3,695 1,471 2,221 246 88 28,939
Age Profile of On Farm Deaths for Female Dairy Cattle by Month
For the purposes of this Table, Dairy Cattle are defined as the progeny of bulls of a Dairy Breed
Month 0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 18 Mts 18 - 30 Mts 30 - 48 Mts 48 Mts + Total
January 616 198 395 63 617 343 2,390 4,622
February 1,603 180 237 90 787 468 3,362 6,727
March 2,454 437 187 187 1,015 630 4,776 9,686
April 1,613 857 131 221 799 591 4,344 8,556
May 800 1,118 116 248 520 425 3,360 6,587
June 366 1,230 79 160 327 300 2,151 4,613
July 145 948 86 133 277 210 1,573 3,372
August 105 682 209 115 331 187 1,475 3,104
September 145 412 335 71 365 219 1,419 2,966
October 161 242 363 36 367 200 1,606 2,975
November 299 199 495 55 526 297 2,046 3,917
December 249 195 524 59 610 346 2,202 4,185
Total 8,556 6,698 3,157 1,438 6,541 4,216 30,704 61,310
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SECTION 5
Stillborn Calves 2011 by Month and by Gender
Month Male Female Total
January 1,629 1,345 2,974
February 3,672 3,001 6,673
March 3,733 2,760 6,493
April 2,368 1,669 4,037
May 1,307 924 2,231
June 614 400 1,014
July 355 231 586
August 392 270 662
September 501 355 856
October 589 412 1,001
November 583 425 1,008
December 650 437 1,087
Total 16,393 12,229 28,622
Stillborn Calves 2011 by Month, Gender and Sire
Calves from a Beef Bull Calves from a Dairy Bull Overall
Month Male Female Total Male Female Total Total
January 522 421 943 1,107 924 2,031 2,974
February 1,387 986 2,373 2,285 2,015 4,300 6,673
March 2,069 1,453 3,522 1,664 1,307 2,971 6,493
April 1,603 1,115 2,718 765 554 1,319 4,037
May 992 677 1,669 315 247 562 2,231
June 492 319 811 122 81 203 1,014
July 279 177 456 76 54 130 586
August 294 176 470 98 94 192 662
September 314 187 501 187 168 355 856
October 310 197 507 279 215 494 1,001
November 314 231 545 269 194 463 1,008
December 363 239 602 287 198 485 1,087
Total 8,939 6,178 15,117 7,454 6,051 13,505 28,622
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SECTION 6
Live Exports by Month and by Gender
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Male Female
Month Male Female Total
January 6,006 2,147 8,153
February 20,602 3,806 24,408
March 44,114 3,873 47,987
April 28,402 3,003 31,405
May 16,904 2,520 19,424
June 10,812 1,957 12,769
July 5,575 1,804 7,379
August 7,980 3,227 11,207
September 10,994 4,614 15,608
October 10,762 5,359 16,121
November 9,163 4,734 13,897
December 4,068 3,354 7,422
Total 175,382 40,398 215,780
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Age Profile of Live Exports for Beef Cattle by Month and by Gender
For the purpose of this Table, Beef Cattle are defined as the progeny of bulls of a Beef Breed
0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6
Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 Mts +
Month M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Total
January 3 2 44 18 2,705 495 349 174 703 488 262 135 656 422 6,456
February 130 10 63 14 4,559 1,024 817 371 1,106 1,149 328 257 721 437 10,986
March 478 129 63 18 3,661 568 1,307 431 1,132 1,162 540 448 622 519 11,078
April 638 81 54 15 2,407 386 1,895 498 637 618 715 554 456 336 9,290
May 506 130 97 36 2,176 269 1,771 546 290 231 587 362 249 321 7,571
June 301 191 133 36 2,170 169 2,324 440 158 98 519 252 150 213 7,154
July 57 6 74 12 1,799 386 1,456 447 120 45 192 106 57 99 4,856
August 8 2 77 10 3,138 450 2,441 606 261 275 947 422 360 247 9,244
September 2 3 187 61 4,300 674 2,512 917 842 383 1,548 383 685 358 12,855
October 0 5 259 77 5,751 1,014 1,045 737 819 949 1,028 335 1,076 499 13,594
November 0 0 159 39 4,557 825 598 438 882 833 695 295 1,514 767 11,602
December 2 5 63 9 2,502 404 202 249 348 439 169 105 424 451 5,372
Total 2,125 564 1,273 345 39,725 6,664 16,717 5,854 7,298 6,670 7,530 3,654 6,970 4,669 110,058
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Age Profile of Live Exports for Dairy Cattle by Month and by Gender
For the purpose of this Table, Dairy Cattle are defined as the progeny of bulls of a Dairy Breed
0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 Mts +
Month M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Total
January 529 6 44 9 18 13 8 0 280 86 110 59 295 240 1,697
February 12,047 32 100 9 7 56 15 14 176 129 320 139 213 165 13,422
March 34,813 81 462 11 4 18 47 41 201 52 571 171 213 224 36,909
April 19,874 71 917 18 5 10 34 20 72 38 551 145 147 213 22,115
May 9,798 101 735 43 3 13 85 33 100 32 415 102 92 301 11,853
June 3,887 88 655 42 14 6 38 18 79 10 298 90 86 304 5,615
July 1,400 50 305 30 6 1 43 115 4 13 44 158 18 336 2,523
August 128 12 36 51 13 23 61 62 64 76 190 297 256 694 1,963
September 1 22 0 47 10 39 24 154 86 243 246 298 551 1,032 2,753
October 0 6 0 0 10 21 12 29 151 460 136 237 475 990 2,527
November 1 3 4 8 9 15 13 51 254 581 100 127 377 752 2,295
December 6 9 0 0 8 0 16 6 117 674 25 111 186 892 2,050
Total 82,484 481 3,258 268 107 215 396 543 1,584 2,394 3,006 1,934 2,909 6,143 105,722
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Destination of Live Exports
Country Male Female Total
Northern Ireland 35,357 23,766 59,123
Italy 46,084 8,064 54,148
Netherlands 34,754 74 34,828
Spain 25,338 126 25,464
Belguim 26,421 106 26,527
UK * 1,187 6,506 7,693
France 916 35 951
Greece 1,718 15 1,733
Hungary 983 26 1,009
Germany 75 0 75
Malta 119 91 210
Romania 0 106 106
Portugal 71 190 261
Total EU 173,023 39,105 212,128
Morocco 2,110 0 2,110
Albania 0 115 115
Kosovo 0 67 67
Tunisia 223 0 223
Kazakstan 26 1,045 1,071
Rwanda 0 66 66
Total Non-EU 2,359 1,293 3,652
Total 175,382 40,398 215,780
* excluding Northern Ireland
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Age Profile of Live Exports by Breed
Breed 0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts
12 - 18 Mts 18 - 24
Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 Mts + Total
FR 81,214 3,374 289 827 3,349 4,672 8,615 102,340
LM 183 408 13,030 7,057 3,877 3,297 3,564 31,416
CH 35 561 13,541 7,129 5,561 3,865 3,330 34,022
BB 719 441 16,127 5,375 977 639 743 25,021
AA 804 86 723 1,032 1,396 1,274 1,418 6,733
HE 541 29 213 401 1,031 1,088 1,207 4,510
Other* 2,098 209 1,556 956 1,015 606 1,008 7,448
SI 60 36 1,232 733 740 683 806 4,290
Total 85,654 5,144 46,711 23,510 17,946 16,124 20,691 215,780
FR: Friesian HE: Hereford CH: Charolais LM: Limousin SI: Simmental AA: Aberdeen Angus BB: Belgian Blue
* For full list of breeds see Appendix
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Destination of Live Exports by Age
Country 0 - 6 wks 6 wks - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 Mts + Total
Northern Ireland 1,185 707 4,801 6,874 13,320 14,703 17,533 59,123
Italy 4,916 1,104 33,546 13,267 1,112 101 102 54,148
Netherlands 34,645 116 63 4 0 0 0 34,828
Spain 17,645 2,905 3,304 1,570 40 0 0 25,464
Belgium 26,350 123 0 0 0 3 51 26,527
UK * 3 16 375 776 2,605 1,047 2,871 7,693
France 882 37 0 5 8 17 2 951
Greece 0 44 1,423 254 12 0 0 1,733
Hungary 25 13 718 226 1 17 9 1,009
Germany 0 1 50 24 0 0 0 75
Malta 0 13 92 32 13 39 21 210
Romania 0 0 0 2 85 8 11 106
Portugal 3 16 27 44 102 24 45 261
Total EU 85,654 5,095 44,399 23,078 17,298 15,959 20,645 212,128
Morocco 0 49 2,007 54 0 0 0 2,110
Albania 0 0 0 1 70 36 8 115
Kosovo 0 0 0 3 46 8 10 67
Tunisia 0 0 223 0 0 0 0 223
Kazakstan 0 0 82 371 492 107 19 1,071
Rwanda 0 0 0 3 40 14 9 66
Total Non-EU 0 49 2,312 432 648 165 46 3,652
Total 85,654 5,144 46,711 23,510 17,946 16,124 20,691 215,780
* excluding Northern Ireland
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SECTION 1
Age Profile of Live Herd at 31/12/2011 by Gender
Gender 0 - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 - 48 Mts 48 Mts + Total
Male 188,078 717,388 613,870 46,462 120,553 25,961 1,712,312
Female 177,494 790,335 801,247 92,264 746,508 1,538,089 4,145,937
Total 365,572 1,507,723 1,415,117 138,726 867,061 1,564,050 5,858,249
Cattle Population by Age
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
Cattle 365,572 1,507,723 1,415,117 138,726 867,061 1,564,050
% 6.2% 25.7% 24.2% 2.4% 14.8% 26.7%
0 - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 - 48 Mts 48 Mts +
Cattle Population by Age and Gender
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,600,000
1,800,000
0 - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 - 48 Mts 48 Mts +Male Female
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SECTION 2
Age Profile of Live Herd at 31/12/2011 by County
0 - 6 mts
6 - 12 mts
12 - 24 mts
24 - 30 mts
30 - 48 mts
48 mts + Total % of Total
CARLOW 7,243 21,440 22,223 3,108 11,680 21,384 87,078 1.5
CAVAN 14,354 50,840 45,587 5,104 30,699 60,808 207,392 3.5
CLARE 16,068 62,409 45,891 4,311 34,607 79,164 242,450 4.1
CORK 42,040 232,641 204,727 16,323 147,453 243,769 886,953 15.1
DONEGAL 12,575 45,876 46,235 4,013 21,456 44,979 175,134 3.0
DUBLIN 1,810 4,221 5,282 969 2,682 4,953 19,917 0.3
GALWAY 24,499 97,301 83,122 8,308 50,599 101,533 365,362 6.2
KERRY 17,372 67,599 54,926 4,877 51,062 91,895 287,731 4.9
KILDARE 7,922 22,509 32,828 4,931 15,786 22,130 106,106 1.8
KILKENNY 15,259 82,589 76,725 5,798 40,909 68,336 289,616 4.9
LAOIS 15,352 53,094 58,776 6,030 28,677 47,016 208,945 3.6
LEITRIM 6,191 15,767 10,003 1,518 9,269 25,017 67,765 1.2
LIMERICK 15,087 89,735 74,015 5,205 55,056 92,529 331,627 5.7
LONGFORD 7,375 26,042 25,317 2,671 14,172 27,935 103,512 1.8
LOUTH 6,697 15,411 21,120 3,546 11,079 17,606 75,459 1.3
MAYO 14,874 61,509 49,960 5,158 32,793 73,354 237,648 4.1
MEATH 19,122 53,978 68,825 10,138 36,282 57,715 246,060 4.2
MONAGHAN 13,154 46,692 48,338 5,527 26,459 47,356 187,526 3.2
OFFALY 12,953 53,992 59,076 5,181 24,135 39,942 195,279 3.3
ROSCOMMON 12,081 44,656 41,028 4,298 22,892 48,446 173,401 3.0
SLIGO 7,188 24,000 19,727 2,125 13,739 31,104 97,883 1.7
TIPPERARY 24,316 153,429 139,078 8,813 77,677 126,720 530,033 9.0
WATERFORD 10,931 57,786 50,980 3,689 33,470 55,030 211,886 3.6
WESTMEATH 11,903 43,073 47,654 5,585 27,025 42,702 177,942 3.0
WEXFORD 18,329 59,064 60,496 6,872 32,696 62,687 240,144 4.1
WICKLOW 10,877 22,070 23,178 4,628 14,707 29,940 105,400 1.8
Total 365,572 1,507,723 1,415,117 138,726 867,061 1,564,050 5,858,249
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SECTION 3
Age Profile of Live Herd at 31/12/2011 by Breed
Breed 0 - 6 Mts 6 - 12 Mts 12 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 Mts + 48 Mts + Total % of Total
FR 89,114 477,019 401,276 38,869 416,389 683,726 2,106,393 36.0
LM 92,000 270,838 284,761 33,768 136,186 256,365 1,073,918 18.3
CH 78,047 286,890 280,071 26,747 103,842 200,447 976,044 16.7
AA 30,056 171,554 164,451 12,097 54,130 97,491 529,779 9.0
HE 17,643 104,935 108,302 7,475 38,661 80,569 357,585 6.1
SI 14,548 49,922 56,330 7,476 38,577 100,553 267,406 4.6
Other* 17,013 77,589 68,672 7,136 57,072 102,190 329,672 5.6
BB 27,151 68,976 51,254 5,158 22,204 42,709 217,452 3.7
Total 365,572 1,507,723 1,415,117 138,726 867,061 1,564,050 5,858,249
FR: Friesian LM: Limousin CH: Charolais AA: Aberdeen Angus HE: Hereford SI: Simmental BB: Belgian Blue
* For a full list of breed codes see Appendix
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
Cattle 2,106,393 1,073,918 976,044 529,779 357,585 267,406 329,672 217,452
% 36.0% 18.3% 16.7% 9.0% 6.1% 4.6% 5.6% 3.7%
FR LM CH AA HE SI Other* BB
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Age Profile of Live Herd at 31/12/2011 by County and by Breed
FR HE CH LM SI AA BB Other Total
CARLOW 24,900 3,704 14,189 24,947 3,872 7,390 4,596 3,480 87,078
CAVAN 58,653 11,459 51,372 44,600 8,160 12,833 9,409 10,906 207,392
CLARE 45,493 17,866 53,430 80,658 8,387 10,421 11,740 14,455 242,450
CORK 525,155 58,812 48,469 59,951 27,728 98,814 12,779 55,245 886,953
DONEGAL 34,862 3,049 54,938 35,335 14,399 10,406 10,968 11,177 175,134
DUBLIN 5,339 1,353 4,298 3,345 1,563 1,561 1,055 1,403 19,917
GALWAY 48,055 24,103 90,491 114,903 21,470 29,497 20,214 16,629 365,362
KERRY 147,416 20,555 27,769 35,810 8,128 21,402 9,466 17,185 287,731
KILDARE 27,088 5,595 24,572 25,239 6,157 7,223 3,628 6,604 106,106
KILKENNY 130,385 17,472 35,577 47,616 13,767 27,113 5,874 11,812 289,616
LAOIS 65,233 11,639 35,627 47,547 11,315 16,404 8,813 12,367 208,945
LEITRIM 4,537 1,847 24,454 18,060 4,329 5,419 4,815 4,304 67,765
LIMERICK 172,815 33,354 22,081 34,817 7,115 35,167 7,130 19,148 331,627
LONGFORD 14,491 4,568 36,701 25,103 3,859 9,856 4,745 4,189 103,512
LOUTH 24,380 2,905 13,919 12,473 6,265 5,512 3,520 6,485 75,459
MAYO 28,762 7,007 62,097 60,467 17,650 32,818 15,593 13,254 237,648
MEATH 87,789 12,797 48,526 42,924 11,040 20,288 9,743 12,953 246,060
MONAGHAN 61,902 9,826 41,841 34,439 13,079 9,854 8,261 8,324 187,526
OFFALY 44,967 17,348 38,803 44,975 11,452 18,993 7,765 10,976 195,279
ROSCOMMON 10,634 5,257 58,370 48,257 11,896 20,153 11,709 7,125 173,401
SLIGO 13,026 2,052 25,070 22,432 7,256 13,291 7,601 7,155 97,883
TIPPERARY 248,083 46,016 53,117 74,202 18,581 48,101 10,684 31,249 530,033
WATERFORD 108,551 15,109 17,913 20,688 8,982 24,368 3,104 13,171 211,886
WESTMEATH 34,488 11,403 46,794 38,866 7,756 19,669 7,419 11,547 177,942
WEXFORD 105,448 8,109 26,434 51,306 8,240 17,016 11,712 11,879 240,144
WICKLOW 33,941 4,380 19,192 24,958 4,960 6,210 5,109 6,650 105,400
Total 2,106,393 357,585 976,044 1,073,918 267,406 529,779 217,452 329,672 5,858,249
FR: Friesian LM: Limousin CH: Charolais AA: Aberdeen Angus HE: Hereford SI: Simmental BB: Belgian Blue
* For a full list of breed codes see Appendix
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SECTION 5
Profile of Herd Size at 31/12/2011
County Cattle Herds Av.
Herd Size
Analysis of Herd Size
< 25 25 - 49 50 - 74 75 - 99 100+
CARLOW 87,078 1,233 70.6 350 282 187 129 285
CAVAN 207,392 4,560 45.5 1,952 1,157 622 341 488
CLARE 242,450 5,739 42.2 2,427 1,632 795 373 512
CORK 886,953 11,060 80.2 3,050 2,071 1,538 1,138 3,263
DONEGAL 175,134 5,127 34.2 3,203 947 427 193 357
DUBLIN 19,917 329 60.5 150 69 24 17 69
GALWAY 365,362 10,744 34.0 5,651 2,760 1,179 550 604
KERRY 287,731 6,109 47.1 2,818 1,364 708 462 757
KILDARE 106,106 1,613 65.8 608 324 197 146 338
KILKENNY 289,616 2,931 98.8 564 495 392 344 1,136
LAOIS 208,945 2,614 79.9 672 560 379 264 739
LEITRIM 67,765 2,908 23.3 2,006 613 175 52 62
LIMERICK 331,627 4,996 66.4 1,687 1,054 660 482 1,113
LONGFORD 103,512 2,265 45.7 939 630 301 162 233
LOUTH 75,459 1,061 71.1 395 200 137 86 243
MAYO 237,648 8,864 26.8 5,589 2,097 666 249 263
MEATH 246,060 3,251 75.7 1,111 692 390 267 791
MONAGHAN 187,526 3,942 47.6 1,589 1,003 576 308 466
OFFALY 195,279 2,846 68.6 805 656 456 285 644
ROSCOMMON 173,401 5,031 34.5 2,521 1,434 592 250 234
SLIGO 97,883 3,319 29.5 1,992 805 268 115 139
TIPPERARY 530,033 6,248 84.8 1,555 1,186 860 680 1,967
WATERFORD 211,886 2,069 102.4 423 329 240 248 829
WESTMEATH 177,942 2,818 63.1 928 692 387 262 549
WEXFORD 240,144 2,845 84.4 666 550 395 341 893
WICKLOW 105,400 1,490 70.7 499 336 173 124 358
Total 5,858,249 106,012 55.3 44,150 23,938 12,724 7,868 17,332
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Imported Animals in the Live Herd at 31/12/2011
Country Male Female Total
United Kingdom 9,358 4,315 13,673
France 249 2,345 2,594
Romania 208 402 610
Netherlands 8 437 445
Italy 9 255 264
Germany 4 217 221
Denmark 6 179 185
Norway 0 181 181
Austria 0 142 142
Belgium 70 27 97
Sweden 1 82 83
Switzerland 0 41 41
Canada 0 17 17
Luxembourg 1 0 1
Total 9,914 8,640 18,554
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Bovine Population 2011
Population Births Imports Disposals Total
Start Jan 5,825,183 156,162 873 145,508 5,836,710 End Jan
Start Feb 5,836,710 392,615 711 176,111 6,053,925 End Feb
Start Mar 6,053,925 453,034 883 229,470 6,278,372 End Mar
Start Apr 6,278,372 367,004 1,403 198,104 6,448,675 End Apr
Start May 6,448,675 225,613 2,346 178,289 6,498,345 End May
Start Jun 6,498,345 118,755 1,833 165,954 6,452,979 End Jun
Start Jul 6,452,979 73,453 1,327 137,740 6,390,019 End Jul
Start Aug 6,390,019 59,860 1,634 163,670 6,287,843 End Aug
Start Sep 6,287,843 61,362 3,943 179,004 6,174,144 End Sep
Start Oct 6,174,144 61,792 1,986 178,098 6,059,824 End Oct
Start Nov 6,059,824 60,683 2,924 187,901 5,935,530 End Nov
Start Dec 5,935,530 55,218 2,518 135,017 5,858,249 End Dec
Total 2,085,551 22,381 2,074,866
5,400,000
5,600,000
5,800,000
6,000,000
6,200,000
6,400,000
6,600,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Bovine Population
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
500,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Disposals Births
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LIVESTOCK MARTS
1 Abbeyfeale Mart 30 Castleisland Mart 59 Kilrush Mart
2 Ardee Mart 31 Castlerea Mart 60 Kingscourt Mart
3 Athenry Mart 32 Cavan Mart 61 Listowel Mart
4 Balla Mart 33 Clifden Mart 62 Loughrea Mart
5 Ballina Mart 34 Clones Mart 63 Maam Cross Mart
6 Ballinakill Mart 35 Delvin Mart 64 Macroom Mart
7 Ballinrobe Mart 36 Dingle Mart 65 Manorhamilton Mart
8 Ballinasloe Mart 37 Donegal Mart 66 Milford Mart
9 Ballybay Mart 38 Dowra Mart 67 Milltown Mart
10 Ballybofey Mart 39 Dromcollogher Mart 68 Mohill Mart
11 Ballyjamesduff Mart 40 Drumshanbo Mart 69 Mountbellew Mart
12 Ballymahon Mart 41 Dungarvan Mart 70 Mountrath Mart
13 Ballymote Mart 42 Edenderry Mart 71 Nenagh Mart
14 Ballyshannon Mart 43 Elphin Mart 72 New Ross Mart
15 Baltinglass Mart 44 Ennis Mart 73 Newport Mart
16 Bandon Mart 45 Enniscorthy Mart 74 Portumna Mart
17 Birr Mart 46 Ennistymon Mart 75 Raphoe Mart
18 Blessington Mart 47 Fermoy Mart 76 Roscommon Mart
19 Borris Mart 48 Gort Mart 77 Roscrea Mart
20 Caherciveen Mart 49 Gortatlea Mart 78 Scariff Mart
21 Cahir Mart 50 Granard Mart 79 Skibbereen Mart
22 Carlow Mart 51 Headford Mart 80 Sixmilebridge Mart
23 Carnaross Mart 52 Inishowen Mart 81 Templemore Mart
24 Carnew Mart 53 Kanturk Mart 82 Thurles Mart
25 Carrick-on-Shannon Mart 54 Kenmare Mart 83 Tipperary Mart
26 Carrick-on-Suir Mart 55 Kilcullen Mart 84 Tralee Mart
27 Carrigallen Mart 56 Kilfenora Mart 85 Tuam Mart
28 Cashel Mart 57 Kilkenny Mart 86 Tullamore Mart
29 Castleblaney Mart 58 Kilmallock Mart 87 Tullow Mart
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LOCAL AUTHORITY ABATTOIRS
Laurence J. Murphy Carlow Edna Hayes Galway
Clonmore Meats Ltd Carlow Burkes Meats (Kinvara) Ltd Galway
Fergal Harford Cavan Justin Flannery Galway
Patrick Gaynor Cavan Sean Farrell Galway
Leonard Lynch Cavan Eugene McEntee Galway
Thomas Gaynor Cavan Hugh O'Donnell Galway
Anthony McGurren Cavan Tom Conroy Galway
Robert Richardson Cavan John Burke Kerry
James Smith Cavan John F. Ashe Kerry
Donoghues Foodfare Ltd Cavan Tim Sheahan Kerry
Kevin Francis Heery Cavan Richard G.Behan Kerry
Thomas Argue Cavan James Curran Kerry
Mullagh Meats Cavan Sneem Meats Kerry
John Donnelly Cavan Stephen J. Cahillane Kerry
Edward Joyce Clare Christopher M. Houlihan Kerry
John Kelly Clare Benny McDonnell Kerry
Joseph Kelly Clare Timothy C. Hennessy Kerry
Denis Corcoran Clare Thomas M. Kelly Kerry
Sean G. Haugh Clare James J. Walsh Kerry
Brendan Keane Clare Roger J. O'Sullivan Kerry
Michael Bresnan Cork William C. Burke Kerry
Dan Moloney Cork Patrick J Burns Kerry
Eddie Fitzgerald Cork Michael O'Shea Kerry
Michael Hehir Cork Pascal Greaney Kildare
James & Patrick J. Collins Cork James & Niall O'Gorman Kildare
Liam O'Driscoll Cork James Nolan Kildare
Michael Spillane Cork Derek Nolan Kildare
John McCarthy Cork Neil Tynan Kilkenny
John Finn Cork Gerry O'Brien Kilkenny
Timothy Considine Cork Patrick Kenna Kilkenny
Patrick Hegarty Cork June Prendergast Kilkenny
Patrick J. Collins Cork Pius Hennessy Laois
Christoir O Crualaoi Cork Kevin Bracken Laois
Patrick O'Donoghue Cork Thomas Kenna Laois
John McCarthy Cork Michael Tynan Laois
William F. Murphy Cork John Cahill Laois
Con Cronin Cork Patrick Hayes Laois
Malachy O'Sullivan Cork P. J. Delaney Laois
Edmond Clifford Cork Michael Keegan Laois
T.G.McCarthy Ltd. Cork Michael Dowling Laois
Michael O'Neill Cork Andrew Shiel Laois
Michael O'Keeffe Cork John O'Malley Leitrim
Timothy D Cronin Cork Sean Rooney Leitrim
William Walsh Cork Damien Thornton Leitrim
Daniel Lordan Cork Douglas G. Boyd Leitrim
Tim Murphy Cork Thomas McHugh Leitrim
Jerry Nolan Cork Mary Ellen & Hugh Logan Leitrim
Richard Walsh Donegal Sean McMorrow Leitrim
Mark Robinson Donegal Patrick Creamer Limerick
Stephen Kerr Donegal Denis O'Sullivan Limerick
Patrick McGettigan Donegal Gerard O'Shea Limerick
Charles Gallagher Donegal William Barry Limerick
The National Food Centre Dublin Michael O'Rourke Limerick
John Joe Brady Galway Denis Greaney Limerick
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Nicholas P. Cooke Limerick James Whelan Tipperary
Ashgrove Wholesale Ltd Limerick Patrick Joesph Moloney Tipperary
Sean Fitzgerald Limerick Andrew English Tipperary
Edmund O'Connor Limerick William G. Fitzgibbon Tipperary
Ronald Rawle Longford Robert Colm Lewis Tipperary
Sean Campbell Longford Joseph Hammersly Tipperary
Terry McLoughlin Longford Tom Hallinan Tipperary
Desmond Savage Louth Patrick Walsh Tipperary
Liam Jennings Mayo Kevin Dalton Tipperary
Sean F. Kelly Mayo John Hogan Tipperary
Philip Gibbons Mayo Michael McGrath Waterford
Thomas P. Byrne Mayo Donal O'Reilly Waterford
John Moore Mayo Robert Flynn Waterford
Edward Philips Mayo Sean Dunning Westmeath
Gerard & Val McGreal Mayo Hugh Murray Westmeath
Anthony Carolan Mayo Joe Tynan Westmeath
James Duffy Mayo Peter Gillivan Westmeath
Seamus Hawkshaw Mayo Declan Lenihan Westmeath
Anthony Heffernan Mayo John Horan Westmeath
Martin Maloney Mayo Moate Meats Westmeath
James Molloy Mayo Camilius Cleary Westmeath
Paddy Reilly Mayo Peter McGuinness Westmeath
James P Gibney Meath Bernard A. Troy Westmeath
Coogan Meats Meath Cannon & Cole Westmeath
William Donnelly Meath Christopher Byrne Wexford
Michael & Niall Brogan Meath Richard Doyle Wexford
Ard Na Ri Meats Meath Matt Finn Wicklow
Gerard & Martin Quinn Monaghan Patrick Murphy Wicklow
James Short Monaghan Anthony & Padraig Farrelly Wicklow
Hugh & Patrick Maguire Monaghan Myles Doyle Wicklow
James Duffy Monaghan
Dominick Feely Offaly
Michael Healy Offaly
William Browne Offaly
Paul Boyd Offaly
Stanley Taylor Roscommon
Oliver McCabe Roscommon
Joseph Regan Roscommon
Michael Webb Roscommon
Benedict Morris Roscommon
Patrick Roddy Roscommon
Cyril McHugh Roscommon
Padraig Gilligan Roscommon
Ignatius Gannon Roscommon
Oliver Harte Roscommon
Noel Wynne Sligo
Patrick G. Burns Sligo
Charles Williams Tipperary
Edward Lacey Tipperary
Paschal Clohosey Tipperary
Thomas Myles Tipperary
Liam Treacy Tipperary
Michael Buckley Tipperary
Martin O'Dwyer Tipperary
Michael & Maurice Whelan Tipperary
John O'Dwyer Tipperary
David O'Malley Tipperary
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APPROVED EXPORT POINTS
Buitelaar Int Trading, Carlow Ballina Mart, Mayo
Ballyjamesduff Mart, Cavan Ballinrobe Mart, Mayo
Dowra Mart, Cavan Dixons, Mayo
Kellehers, Cork Carnaross Mart, Meath
Murphy-Hunter, Cork O'Connell's Lairage, Meath
Ballybofey/Stranolar Mart, Donegal Mallon's Lairage, Meath
Donegal Mart, Donegal Ballybay Mart, Monaghan
Raphoe Mart, Donegal Castleblayney Mart, Monaghan
Lenehans, Dublin Tullamore Mart, Offaly
Tuam Mart, Galway Carrick-on-Shannnon Mart, Roscommon
Hallisseys, Kerry Castlerea Mart, Roscommon
Hennessy Calf Farm, Kilkenny Elphin Mart, Roscommon
Carrigallen Mart, Leitrim Roscommon Mart, Roscommon
Drumshanbo Mart, Leitrim Ballymote Mart, Sligo
Manorhamilton Mart, Leitrim Nenagh Mart, Tipperary
Mohill Mart, Leitrim Roscrea Mart, Tipperary
Casey's Lairage, Limerick Dungarvan Mart, Waterford
Ballymahon Mart, Longford TLT, Westmeath
Fox's Lairage, Longford Quinn's Lairage, Westmeath
Granard Mart, Longford Enniscorthy Mart, Wexford
Laragh Livestock, Louth Scallans, Wicklow
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LICENSED KNACKERIES
Moyle Animal Collection Ltd, Carlow John McGuiness, Longford
Laurence Buggy, Carlow LKS Disposals, Louth
Colm Mulvaney, Cavan Finbar & Kevin Donohue, Meath
Kevin Mulvaney, Cavan Meath Hunt Club
James Lambe, Cavan John O'Rourke, Meath
Vincent Coffey, Clare Ward Union Hunt, Meath
Carbery Hunt Kennels, Cork Oldcastle Laboratories, Meath
William Fitzgerald, Cork John Costelloe, Offaly
Liam Duggan, Cork Midland Animal Collection, Roscommon
Bartlemy Road Disposal Service, Cork Moloney & Matthews, Mayo
James Barrett, Cork Tipperary Foxhounds, Tipperary
Collins Brothers, Cork Beechfield Products, Tipperary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCD, Dublin Michael Duggan, Tipperary
John Greene, Galway Richard Keane, Tipperary
Frank Madden, Galway Golden Vale Hunt, Tipperary
Kildare Hunt Club, Kildare Suir Vale Harriers, Tipperary
South Kilkenny Foxhounds David Flanagan, Tipperary
Kilkenny Fallen Stock Service Patrick Morrissey, Tipperary
Charlie Lawless, Laois John Marsh, Tipperary
John Styles, Laois Nicholas Hannigan, Waterford
Ward Waste Products, Limerick K Guinness, Westmeath
Co Limerick Hunt Club Larry Earle, Wexford
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FACTORIES
AIBP, Bandon, Cork Finns Meats, Mitchelstown
AIBP, Cahir, Tipperary Dunleavy Meats, Mayo
AIBP, Clones, Monaghan Edenmore Farm Meats, Donegal
AIBP, Nenagh, Tipperary Eurowest Foods, Hacketstown, Carlow
AIBP, Rathkeale, Limerick Eurofarm Foods, Meath
AIBP, Waterford Glynns, Limerick
Ashbourne Meats, Tipperary Kepak, Athleague, Roscommon
B & F Meats, Kilkenny Kepak, Bandon, Cork
Ballaghaderreen Bacon Co,Roscommon Kepak, Clonee, Meath
Ballon Meats, Carlow Kepak, Kilbeggan, Westmeath
Bergins, Broadford, Kildare Kildare Chilling, Kildare
Charleville Foods, Cork Liffey Meats, Cavan
Dawn Ballyhaunis, Mayo Martin Jennings, Mayo
Dawn Meats, Waterford Meadow Meats, Laois
Donegal Meats, Donegal Slaney Meats, Wexford
Dunbia Meats, Meath
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APPENDIX
Official List of Breed Codes
AA ABERDEEN ANGUS
AK ANKOLE
AM AMORICAINE
AN ANGLER
AU AUBRAC
AY AYRSHIRE
BA BLONDE D’AQUITAUNE
BB BELGIAN BLUE
BE BEEFALO
BF WATER BUFFALO
BI BISON
BL BLUE ALBION
BP BRETONNE PIE-NOIRE
BR BRAHMAN
BS BROWN SWISS
BT BALATA ROMANEASCA
BW BRITISH WHITE
BZ BAZADAIS
CB CANADIAN BLACK
CH CHAROLAIS
CI CHIANINA
DE DEVON
DX DEXTER
DZ DWARF ZEBU
WE EAST FINNISH BROWN
EP ENGLISH PARK
FE FRISONA ESPAGNOLA
FR HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN
GA GALLOWAY
GB GRONINGER BLAARKOP
GC GASCONNE
GL GLOUCESTER
GS MURRAY GREY
GU GUERNSEY
GV GELBVIEH
GY GAYAL
HE HEREFORD
HI HIGHLAND
IM IRISH MAOL/DROIMEANN
JE JERSEY
KE KERRY
LH LONGHORN
LM LIMOUSIN
LR LINCOLN RED
LU LUING
MA MAINE ANJOU
MH MARCHIGIANA
MK MAKEKORTHORN
MO MONTBELIARDE
MY MEUSE RHINE YSSEL
NO NORMANDE
NR NORWEGIAN RED
OE OLD ENGLISH
PI PIEDMONTESE
PT PARTENAISE
PZ PINZGUAER
RB ROTBUNTE
RD DANISH RED
RE REGGIANA
RM ROMAGNOLA
RP RED POLL
SA SALERS
SD SOUTH DEVON
SG SWISS GREY
SH SHORTHORN
SI SIMMENTAL
SL SHETLAND
SR SWEDISH RED AND WHITE
SP SPECKLE PARK
ST STABILISER
SU SUSSEX
TT TARANTAISE-TARINA
TY TYRONE BLACK
VA VAYNOL
VN VALDOSTANA NERA
VO VOSGIENNE
WA WAGYU
WB WELSH BLACK
WP WHITE PARK
WW WELSH WHITE
YK YAK
ZE ZEBU