Table 5 The number of cows culled, by year, by interval since most-recent calving, by type and by means of exit (either slaughter or on-farm death, OFD)

Beef OFD

6,918

3,945

4,159

4,354

7,420

3,771

1,105

2,670

34,342

Beef slaughterings

4,692

9,027

24,784

35,052

25,645

20,721

17,072

21,953

158,946

Dairy OFD

10,902

5,033

3,391

3,080

5,619

3,526

941

2,457

34,949

Dairy slaughterings

8,084

12,012

23,019

30,852

31,074

26,126

17,191

21,858

170,216

Total OFD

17,820

8,978

7,550

7,434

13,039

7,297

2,046

5,127

69,291

Total slaughterings

12,776

21,039

47,803

65,904

56,719

46,847

34,263

43,811

329,162

Interval from last calving - 2004

Months

0-1 Mth

2-3 Mths

3-6 Mths

6-9 Mths

9-12 Mths

12-15 Mths

15-18 Mths

>18 Mths

Total

Beef OFD

6,670

4,050

4,673

5,033

6,104

3,243

1,145

2,766

33,684

Beef slaughterings

4,196

8,159

23,649

36,360

23,960

18,731

16,975

22,892

154,922

Dairy OFD

10,624

5,408

4,095

3,884

5,454

3,541

1,100

2,570

36,676

Dairy slaughterings

8,307

11,074

23,453

34,563

34,191

30,391

22,044

25,127

189,150

Total OFD

17,294

9,458

8,768

8,917

11,558

6,784

2,245

5,336

70,360

Total slaughterings

12,503

19,233

47,102

70,923

58,151

49,122

39,019

48,019

344,072

Interval from last calving - 2005

Months

0-1 Mth

2-3 Mths

3-6 Mths

6-9 Mths

9-12 Mths

12-15 Mths

15-18 Mths

>18 Mths

Total

Beef OFD

7,493

4,608

4,984

4,723

6,331

3,735

1,208

3,152

36,234

Beef slaughterings

4,394

9,047

24,080

31,922

22,292

21509

19190

24,847

157,281

Dairy OFD

10,755

6,114

4,474

4,052

5,913

4,299

1,359

3,126

40,092

Dairy slaughterings

7,945

10,652

21,981

29,266

30,314

34,733

25,987

28,142

189,020

Total OFD

18,248

10,722

9,458

8,775

12,244

8,034

2,567

6,278

76,326

Total slaughterings

12,339

19,699

46,061

61,188

52,606

56,242

45,177

52,989

346,301

Interval from last calving - 2006

Months

0-1 Mth

2-3 Mths

3-6 Mths

6-9 Mths

9-12 Mths

12-15 Mths

15-18 Mths

>18 Mths

Total

Beef OFD

8,092

4,726

5,658

5,967

7,904

4,091

1,265

3,270

40,973

Beef slaughterings

5,424

9,862

25,241

35,932

27,157

23,923

18,920

24,063

170,522

Dairy OFD

12,601

6,611

4,907

4,633

6,985

4,954

1,301

3,556

45,548

Dairy slaughterings

7,682

10,060

20,870

29,527

34,843

36,667

25,379

27,625

192,653

Total OFD

20,693

11,337

10,565

10,600

14,889

9,045

2,566

6,826

86,521

Total slaughterings

13,106

19,922

46,111

65,459

62,000

60,590

44,299

51,688

363,175