Written answers
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Herd Data
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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1003. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strength of the national beef herd, dairy herd, pig herd and the sheep flock; the extent to which numbers have fluctuated over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14255/19]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The CSO's June Livestock Survey includes the information below for the years 2008-2018:
| 000 head | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cattle | 6,902 | 6,891 | 6,607 | 6,493 | 6,754 |
| - of which: Dairy cows | 1,095 | 1,097 | 1,071 | 1,117 | 1,141 |
| -of which: Other cows | 1,220 | 1,204 | 1,158 | 1,123 | 1,149 |
| Total sheep | 5,061 | 4,778 | 4,745 | 4,830 | 5,170 |
| of which: Ewes | 2,614 | 2,451 | 2,450 | 2,435 | 2,589 |
| Total pigs | 1,462 | 1,385 | 1,516 | 1,549 | 1,571 |
| of which: Female breeding pigs | 156 | 147 | 160 | 155 | 145 |
| 000 head | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | *2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cattle | 6,903 | 6,926 | 6,964 | 7,221 | 7,364 | 7,348 |
| - of which: Dairy cows | 1,163 | 1,226 | 1,296 | 1,398 | 1,433 | 1,481 |
| -of which: Other cows | 1,150 | 1,129 | 1,076 | 1,104 | 1,081 | 1,048 |
| Total sheep | 5,007 | 5,097 | 5,139 | 5,179 | 5,197 | 5,106 |
| of which: Ewes | 2,568 | 2,514 | 2,488 | 2,505 | 2,515 | 2,499 |
| Total pigs | 1,553 | 1,555 | 1,537 | 1,594 | 1,557 | 1,621 |
| of which: Female breeding pigs | 147 | 150 | 148 | 149 | 143 | 149 |
* 2018 data is based on the CSO June Provisional Livestock Survey (except for Porcine figures). The final CSO report for this period will be published on 17 April 2019.
More detailed data from the CSO's June and December Livestock Surveys each year is available at the following link: .
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