Recent figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) show that the total number of calves registered for the year to date is 856,878 head.
The week ending 4 March 2022, totalled 139,451 head registered. Compared to the same period last year, registrations are 3,413 head further on.
Within these registration figures, 118,343 calves are registered to dairy dams, which marks a decrease compared to the same period in 2021, when 124,076 calves were registered to dairy farms at the corresponding point in time.
The total number of dairy calves registered this year stands at 739,408 registered calves. This is 8,582 head more than the same period in 2021, when 730,826 calves had been registered.
Of calves born to beef dams, some 21,108 head were registered in the week ending 4 March, 2022. This is a decrease of 3,320 head compared to the same period last year, when 24,428 calves had been registered.
With regards to total beef births for the year to date, 117,470 head have been registered. This is 5,169 head behind the corresponding 2021 figure, when 122,639 calves had been registered.
Figures show that the total calf registrations up to and including the week ending 4 March, 2022 stand at dairy calf births 739,408 (+8,582) and beef calf births: 117,470 (-5,169). The statistics for total births is 856,878 (+3,413).
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