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Selected Livestock Numbers in December
Farm Animals in December (Thousand) by Type of Animal and Year
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total cattle 6,330.26,408.16,332.86,223.46,211.56,191.76,001.65,902.25,934.75,848.1
Total sheep 5,056.04,807.04,828.54,850.14,556.74,257.03,826.33,530.53,422.93,182.6
Total pigs 1,731.51,777.81,796.91,731.01,754.31,670.81,620.01,574.61,604.61,602.1

Dairy cows are those kept principally to produce milk for human consumption.

Dairy heifers in calf are intended for the dairy herd.

Gilts not yet served are at least 50 kg liveweight and intended for breeding

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LAST-UPDATED
2010-03-15 10:16

SOURCE:
Central Statistics Office, Ireland

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Angela Hickey, CSO
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E-mail: agri@cso.ieMargaret Power, CSO
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UNIT:
Thousand

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Database:
CSO Databank

MATRIX:
AAA02
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