There are fewer and fewer farm animals in Austria's stables

According to Statistics Austria, around 1.835 million cattle were kept nationwide as of December 1, 2023; That was 25,600 animals or 1.4 percent fewer than a year ago. The pig population fell by 133,700 head or 5 percent to 2.516 million animals; in 2022 the decline was 4.9 percent. Sheep and goat populations fell by 2.2 percent to 391,900 and 2.1 percent to 96,900 animals, respectively. Beef cattle: declines in all age groups According to information from Vienna statisticians, the number of cattle under one year of age fell by 3.3 percent to 577,200 animals. The number of calves for slaughter fell by 5.5 percent to 41,600, the number of other calves and young cattle fell by 3.1 percent to 535,700. In the age group of cattle aged one to two years old, the population fell by 0.8 percent to 426,600 animals. With a total of 831,700, the number of cattle at least two years old fell by 0.3 percent within a year. Compared to December 2022, the number of dairy cows fell by 1.4 percent to ...