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

Published 2024년 12월 18일

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Bavaria's cattle population as of November 3, 2024, was 2,733,203, with an average of 72 cattle per farmer. Over the past decade, there's been a 24.5% drop in cattle farms and a 15.4% decrease in the cattle population. Dairy cows make up 37.9% of the cattle, with a slight decrease from the previous year. Fleckvieh is the dominant breed, with 75.5% of cattle, followed by Brown Swiss. Dual-purpose breeds are more prevalent than dairy breeds in Bavaria, with 94.4% of the cattle being dual-purpose or dairy-beef.

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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 ...

Source: Agrar