Germany: Almost 2.9 million cattle in Bavaria in 2022

26.12.2022 | 01:06:00 | ID: 34950 | Department: Agriculture | animal Fýrth (agrar-PR) - As reported by the Bavarian State Office for Statistics, as of November 3, 2022, 39,815 cattle farms with a total of 2,867,085 cattle were counted in Bavaria. On average, there are 72 cattle per keeper. Dairy cows make up the majority of the Bavarian cattle population at 37.6 percent. More than three quarters of the cattle kept in Bavaria are Simmental cattle. As of November 3, 2022, there were a total of 2,867,085 cattle in 39,815 holdings in Bavaria. This is shown by an evaluation of the administrative procedure "Own Assurance and Information System Animal (HIT)" by the Bavarian State Office for Statistics. This means that the number of cattle farms has fallen by 1.9 percent (-765 farms) compared to the previous year. The cattle population decreased by 0.6 percent (-18,638 animals). The average number of cattle per farmer increases by one animal to 72 cattle per farm within a year. Dairy cows ...