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Cattle kill trebles in week after blockades were lifted

The number of cattle slaughtered last week was 37,003, a significant increase in the kill rate following the closure of the some of the biggest meat processing plants in the country.
Ireland • 02 Oct 19

Cows use individual calls to calves

Cows and their calves communicate using calls that are individualised in a similar way to human names, scientists have discovered.
News • 17 Dec 14

34% year-on-year increase in bovine deaths

There was a 34% increase in bovine deaths on Irish farms in April 2013 compared the same month last year.
News • 30 May 13

Increase in sheep and cattle numbers

There were 13.6 million large farm animals in the country in June 2012, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.
News • 08 May 13

Cattle & sheep sector 'vital driver' in economy

A report published by the Irish Farmers’ Association says Ireland’s cattle and sheep sector sustains 100,000 full-time jobs and has a total economic output of €5.7 billion.
News • 09 Apr 13

Farmers plan significant output increases by 2021

Farmers are planning increases of 52% in milk output, 40% in beef output and almost 60% in sheep numbers between now and 2021, according to the results of a survey conducted for Ulster Bank.
News • 13 Jun 12

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