AIM Bovine Statistics Report 2011 - Department of Agriculture

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 

AIM Statistics Report 2011 

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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 


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Chapter 1 Calf Birth Registration Data 


Chapter 1 

Calf Birth Registration Data 

3


Chapter 1 


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SECTION 1 

Calf Births by Month 

500,000 

450,000 

400,000 

350,000 

300,000 

250,000 

200,000 

150,000 

100,000 

50,000 

0 


Chapter 1 


JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 

Calf Births by Month and Gender 

Total 

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 


Chapter 1 


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 


Chapter 1 


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 


Chapter 1 


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 

300,000 

250,000 

200,000 

150,000 

100,000 

50,000 

0 


Chapter 1 



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 


Chapter 1 


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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SECTION 4 

Sire Selection for Beef Dams 

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CH LM AA SI BB Other HE 

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% 

Sire Selection for Dairy Dams 

800,000 

700,000 

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0 

FR AA HE LM Other BB CH 

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% 

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Breed of Sire 

Breed Composition of 2011 Born Calves 


Breed of Dam 

Chapter 1 


Breed FR LM CH SI AA HE BB SH MO Other* SA BA RB MY JE Total 

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 

Chapter 1 


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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Chapter 1 


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 


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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 

160,000 

140,000 

120,000 

100,000 

80,000 

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0 



Male Female 

Chapter 2 

Movement Data 


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 + 

Chapter 2 

Movement Data 

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 



Chapter 2 

Movement Data 


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 

100,000 

90,000 

80,000 

70,000 

60,000 

50,000 

40,000 

30,000 

20,000 

10,000 

0 


Chapter 2 

Movement Data 


Male Female 


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 


Chapter 2 

Movement Data 

For the purposes of this table, Beef Cattle are defined as the progeny of Bulls of a Beef Breed 



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 


Month 


Chapter 2 

Movement Data 

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 

400,000 

350,000 

300,000 

250,000 

200,000 

150,000 

100,000 

50,000 

0 


Chapter 2 

Movement Data 


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 

400,000 

350,000 

300,000 

250,000 

200,000 

150,000 

100,000 

50,000 

0 



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 

Chapter 2 

Movement Data 

23

Chapter 3 Disposal of Cattle 


Chapter 3 

Disposal of Cattle 

24

SECTION 1 

Overall Summary of Cattle Disposals and On Farm Deaths - Graphs 

180,000 

160,000 

140,000 

120,000 

100,000 

80,000 

60,000 

40,000 

20,000 

0 


Factory 

Chapter 3 



Exports - Abattoirs - On Farm Deaths 

60,000 

50,000 

40,000 

30,000 

20,000 

10,000 

0 

* Including Stillborn Animals 

Exports 

Abattoir 

On Farm Deaths* 


Factory 

25

Overall Summary of Cattle Disposals and On Farm Deaths 

Month Factory Exports Abattoir 


On Farm 

Deaths** 

Chapter 3 


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 


Chapter 3 


Cattle Disposals in Department approved Slaughter Plants by Month and by Gender 

90,000 

80,000 

70,000 

60,000 

50,000 

40,000 

30,000 

20,000 

10,000 

0 


Male Female 


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 


Chapter 3 


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 




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 

Chapter 3 


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SECTION 3 


Chapter 3 


Cattle Disposals in Local Authority approved Slaughter Plants by Month and by Gender 

8,000 

7,000 

6,000 

5,000 

4,000 

3,000 

2,000 

1,000 

0 


Male Female 


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 

30

Age Profile of Slaughterings in Local Authority approved Slaughter Plants for Beef Cattle by Month and by Gender 



0 - 12 Mts 12 -18 Mts 18 - 24 Mts 24 - 30 Mts 30 - 48 Mts 48 Mts + 


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 

Chapter 3 


31

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 + 


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 

Chapter 3 


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SECTION 4 

On Farm Deaths by Month and by Gender 

On Farm Deaths* by Month and by Gender 

18,000 

16,000 

14,000 

12,000 

10,000 

8,000 

6,000 

4,000 

2,000 

0 



Male Female 


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 

Chapter 3 


33

Age Profile of On Farm Deaths for Male Beef Cattle by Month 


Month 0 - 6 wks 


6 wks - 6 

Mts 

6 - 12 Mts 

12 - 18 

Mts 

18 - 36 

Mts 

30 - 48 

Mts 

Chapter 3 


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 


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 



Chapter 3 


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 


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 

35

SECTION 5 

Stillborn Calves 2011 by Month and by Gender 


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 


Chapter 3 


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 

36

SECTION 6 

Live Exports by Month and by Gender 

50,000 

45,000 

40,000 

35,000 

30,000 

25,000 

20,000 

15,000 

10,000 

5,000 

0 


Chapter 3 



Male Female 


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 + 


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 


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For the purpose of this Table, Dairy Cattle are defined as the progeny of bulls of a Dairy Breed 



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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Chapter 4 National Herd Data 


Chapter 4 

National Herd Data 

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Age Profile of Live Herd at 31/12/2011 by Gender 


Chapter 4 


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 

1,800,000 

1,600,000 

1,400,000 

1,200,000 

1,000,000 

800,000 

600,000 

400,000 

200,000 

0 


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% 

Cattle Population by Age and Gender 

1,800,000 

1,600,000 

1,400,000 

1,200,000 

1,000,000 

800,000 

600,000 

400,000 

200,000 

0 


Male Female 

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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 

Chapter 4 


48 mts + 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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Total

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Age Profile of Live Herd at 31/12/2011 by Breed 


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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 

2,500,000 

2,000,000 

1,500,000 

1,000,000 

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 

500,000 

0 

FR LM CH AA HE SI Other* BB 

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% 

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Age Profile of Live Herd at 31/12/2011 by County and by Breed 


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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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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 

Chapter 4 


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 

6,600,000 

6,400,000 

6,200,000 

6,000,000 

5,800,000 

5,600,000 

5,400,000 

500,000 

450,000 

400,000 

350,000 

300,000 

250,000 

200,000 

150,000 

100,000 

50,000 

0 


Bovine Population 


Disposals Births 

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Chapter 5 Suppliers of Data 


Chapter 5 

Suppliers of Data 

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LIVESTOCK MARTS 


Chapter 5 


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 


Chapter 5 


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 


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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 


Chapter 5 


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 

Midland Animal Collection, 

Liam Duggan, Cork 

Roscommon 

Bartlemy Road Disposal Service, Cork Moloney & Matthews, Mayo 

James Barrett, Cork Tipperary Foxhounds, Tipperary 

Collins Brothers, Cork 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 

Beechfield Products, Tipperary 

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 


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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 

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