Ireland: 416,500 factory cattle came from feedlots in 2022

Published 2023년 2월 23일

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In 2022, 416,500 out of the total 1.79 million cattle slaughtered in Ireland's EU-approved plants were from Controlled Finishing Units (CFUs) or feedlots. This number has been increasing yearly, reaching 153,500 more in the last five years. CFUs are either owned by beef-processing outlets or farmers and are part of Ireland's bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication program. To become a CFU, the holding must meet certain criteria such as permanent housing or having boundaries to prevent contact with adjacent cattle. These herds are tested for TB at least annually. Cattle from CFUs can only be sent to an EU-approved slaughter plant and not exported.

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New figures on the composition of the 2022 factory beef kill show that 416,500 cattle that were processed at EU-approved slaughter plants in 2022, came from Controlled Finishing Units (CFUs) or feedlots. The number of cattle coming from CFUs has been growing year-on-year and has increased by 153,500 cattle in the past five years. According to figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), a total of 1.79 million cattle (excluding veal) were slaughtered at DAFM-approved factories in 2022. The news comes as the DAFM has recently published the final figures on the number of cattle slaughtered from CFUs in 2022. It is important to outline that while some of these CFUs are managed by beef-processing outlets, many in Ireland are farmer-owned. The table below shows the beef kill numbers at EU-approved slaughter plants originating in Controlled Finishing Units (CFUs): ...

Source: AgriLand