Table 1 Animal type (dairy, beef), by breed (code, percentage based on Irish cow population in 2005a) as recorded in the Irish Cattle Movement Monitoring System (CMMS) database
From: Trends in cow numbers and culling rate in the Irish cattle population, 2003 to 2006
A dairy breed (48.2%) is any animal recorded on the database as one of the following breeds: | Beef breeds (50.4%) are any other breeds, the chief amongst them being: |
|---|---|
FR (Friesian/Holstein) - 47.1% | AA (Angus) - 6.3% |
AY (Ayrshire) | BB (Belgian Blue) - 2.6% |
BS (Brown Swiss) | CH (Charolais) - 12.1% |
RD (Danish Red) | HE (Herford) - 7.7% |
GU (Guernsey) | LM (Limousin) - 12.1% |
JE (Jersey) | SI (Simmental) - 7.8% |
KE (Kerry) | SH (Shorthorn) - 1.8% b |
MO (Montbelliarde) - 1.1% | SA (Salers) |
MY (MRI/MRY) Meuse Rhine (Y) Issel | SD South Devon |
NO (Normande) | Â |
NR (Norwegian) | Â |
SR (Swedish Red) | Â |
SA (Salers) | Â |
SD (South Devon) | Â |