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Number of cattle and pigs 1 December 2020

Published 15.2.2021
  • The number of cattle at start of December was 835,380.  The number of dairy cows was 255,620.
  • The number of suckler cows and calves increased, whereas that cows, heifers and bulls decreased.
  • There were 1.1 million pigs on farms at start of December, which is 4% more than a year ago.
  • The number of sows was 89 000.

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