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Number of cattle and pigs 1 December 2019

Published 17.2.2020
  • The number of cattle at start of December was 840,740.  The number of dairy cows was 258,940.
  • The number of suckler cows increased, whereas that cows, heifers, bulls and calves decreased.
  • There were 1.06 million pigs on farms at start of December, which is 2% more than a year ago.
  • The number of sows decreased by 3% from previous year.

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