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Number of cattle and pigs 1 December 2012

Published 15.2.2013
  • The number of cattle at start of Decmber was 901,400. This almost equals the number at the corresponding time last year. 
  • The number of dairy cows and calves decreased , whereas that of suckler cows, heifers and bulls increased.
  • The number of pigs went down from the previous year to about 1.27 million pigs.
  • The number of sows decreased by 3 per cent during the year.

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