Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

As I understand it, there is an average replacement rate of 16% for female animals. Some people have the idea that they can start with a certain kind of animal and end up in the same place by 2020, but that would not happen anyway. There will be a replacement of females in beef herds between now and 2020. The best information we have from the ICBF is that there will be enough four- and five-star animals in the system to meet the requirements of the scheme.