Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1082. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cows that have been slaughtered within a month of a calf being registered to them by breed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10131/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The number of cows slaughtered in 2020 within one month of the date of birth of the calf was 9,678. The total cow kill in 2020 was 386,000.

A breakdown by recorded breed is detailed in the attached Table. A list of the approved breed codes can be found on the Department's website at the link

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Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1083. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the herd sizes which submitted animals for slaughter here in the first two weeks of February 2021; the number of farmer herd numbers versus feedlot herd numbers which submitted cattle for slaughter in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10132/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The following table provides details of the herd sizes that submitted bovine animals for slaughter in the first two weeks of February 2021 from keeper herd number holdings and Controlled Finishing Units (CFUs) that were formerly known as Feedlots.

In total, 7,370 herds presented bovine animals for slaughter during this period, of which 255 were from Controlled Finishing Units (CFU). Cattle from CFU herds restricted under the TB eradication programme are only permitted to move to an EU approved slaughter plant.