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Number of bovine animals, 1 May 2017 (Provisional)

Published 15.6.2017

  • The number of cattle at start of May was 893,000 which are two percent less than a year ago. A total of 11,200 farms had cattle.
  • The number of dairy cows was 275,000. The average number of dairy cows at a farm was 37.
  • There were about 59,900 suckler cows at the start of May. The average number of suckler cows at a farm was 27.

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