[AAA07] Number of Livestock in June

Cattle results have been obtained from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) AIM system. Dairy cows are those kept principally to produce milk for human consumption. Bulls used for breeding purposes only. Goat numbers from 2014 onwards are obtained from DAFM's Sheep and Goat Census. The regional composition is based on the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units) classification used by Eurostat. The NUTS3 regions correspond to the eight Regional Authorities established under the Local Government Act, 1991, Regional Authorities Establishment Order 1993, which came into operation on 1 January 1994.

The CSO has changed the data source for bull data from DAFM (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) to the ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation). This new data has been used to revise bull figures for the period of 2010-2019 and will be used from 2020 onwards. Changes to the bulls category will also result in changes to the male cattle 1-2 years and the male cattle 2 years and over category.

For more information, please go to the statistical release page on our website.