Agri-Business
Table: Sire and dam breed composition of 2023 calf crop
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM’s) Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) Bovine Statistics Report, published recently, has...
AIMS Data
Beef
Table: Suckler and dairy-bred calf births by county in 2023
A breakdown of suckler and dairy-bred calf births by county in 2023 has revealed which areas of the country have...
Beef
Angus births up 6% in 2022 as other beef-breed births drop
The number of calves that were sired by Aberdeen Angus bulls in 2022 has increased by 6.2% on 2021 levels,...
Beef
National herd falls by over 550,000 head in 20 years
The national herd has reduced by over 550,000 head in the past 20 years, latest figures from the Department of...
Dairy News
65% of the calves born in 2022 were born to dairy dams
Based on figures released by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), 65% of the calves born in...