Germany: Around 2.7 million cattle in Bavaria; a decrease of 2.5 percent compared to the previous year

12/18/2024 | 3:31 p.m. | ID: 40509 | Department: Agriculture | Animal Fürth (agrar-PR) - Fleckvieh is the dominant cattle breed in Bavaria. According to the Bavarian State Office for Statistics, the cattle population in Bavaria as of November 3, 2024, is 2,733,203 cattle in 38,092 cattle farms. On average, this means that there are just under 72 cattle per farmer. Dairy cows make up the majority of the Bavarian cattle population at 37.9 percent. A good three quarters of the cattle kept in Bavaria belong to the dual-purpose Fleckvieh breed.Over the past ten years, the number of cattle farms has fallen by 24.5 percent and the number of cattle by 15.4 percent.As of November 3, 2024, there were a total of 2,733,203 cattle in 38,092 farms in Bavaria. This was shown by an analysis of the data from the administrative procedure “Animal Origin Assurance and Information System (HIT)” by the Bavarian State Office for Statistics. Compared to the previous year, the number of cattle farms fell ...