Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of bovines in the country at present including a breakdown between the dairy herd, suckler herd and steers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37973/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The population of the bovine herd in Ireland as at 28 November 2016 amounts to 6.608 million. A breakdown of this figure is set out in the table:

Beef Females: 2.484 million, of which 1.015 million are cows

Beef Males: 1.459 million

Dairy Females: 2.109 million, of which 1.312 million are cows

Dairy Males: 556,000