Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 15 September 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Ireland's Water Quality and the Nitrates Derogation: Discussion
Mr. Bill Callanan:
I am sorry, Senator, but I would not fully agree with that. I was looking at the numbers in terms of our economic breeding index, EBI, and how EBI improves our overall national herd, and it improves the top-end cows, the middle-end cows and the low-end cows. Looking at a quantum in that regard, I worked out that there are 100 farms that are averaging 300 kg of milk solids per cow, which I am sure the Senator understands is a very low production figure. There are quite a number of cows at very low production levels.
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