Ireland: Beef registrations down 14,000 compared to the same period in 2022

The number of calf registrations to beef dams is down 14,509 this year when compared to the same period in 2022, based on the latest update from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). Overall calf registrations are slightly ahead by 10,732 head, with dairy registrations 25,241 head ahead of the same period in 2022. Total calf registrations for the year to date stand at 1,340,640 head, with 98,133 head added to the total in the last week. Calf registrations A total of 68,605 calves were registered to dairy dams in the week ending March 31, which is 5,367 fewer calves than the same period in 2022 when some 73,972 calves were registered to dairy dams. So far this year, the total number of calves registered to dairy dams stands at 1,117,616 head, which is ahead of 2022 when 1,092,375 calves were registered. Advertisement Unlike the dairy calves, which have seen a slight increase in the number of calves registered, the beef calves have seen a slight decrease for 2023. Some ...