Calf registrations in Ireland edge closer to 1 million mark

Total calf registrations for 2023 have reached 988,000 head, based on the latest updated from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). According to the data, calf registrations stand at 988,236 head for the year to date, which is 2,010 head more than 2022 when 986,226 calves had been registered at this point. However, the total number of calves registered in the week ending March 10, was 136,140 head, which is slightly down on the same period in 2022 which was 137,315 head. Calf registrations A total of 113,286 calves were registered to dairy dams in the week ending March 10, which is 2,287 more than the same period in 2022 when some 110,999 calves were registered to dairy dams. So far this year, the total number of calves registered to dairy dams stands at 853,586, which is also ahead of 2022 when 842,758 calves were registered. Advertisement Unlike dairy calf numbers, the number of calves registered to beef dams remains behind 2022’s numbers, with 8,818 fewer calves having ...