Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

A large cull of cows is under way in some of the livestock factories and processing plants at the moment. The number of cattle in the country could stabilise rather than increase in the future. Mr. Donnellan's presentation refers to achieving more efficiency and refers to "better before bigger" coming into tune more than in the past. Prior to the abolition of milk quotas, there may have been a serious push to increase cattle numbers. Mr. Donnellan also spoke about the economic breeding index, EBI, which is crucial. We will see more production from smaller numbers. Is that the case?