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Table 4 The number (percentage) of cows culled, by year, by age, by type and by means of exit (either slaughter or on-farm death, OFD)

From: Trends in cow numbers and culling rate in the Irish cattle population, 2003 to 2006

Years

 

<3 Yrs

3-4 Yrs

4-5 Yrs

5-6 Yrs

6-7 Yrs

>7 Yrs

      

Total

2003

Beef OFD

1,855

5.4%

2,942

8.6%

2756

8.1%

2,677

7.8%

2,341

6.8%

21,762

63.4%

      

34,342

 

Beef slaughterBeef

7,768

4.9%

13,730

8.6%

14381

9.0%

12,717

8.0%

11,657

7.3%

98,693

62.1%

      

158,946

 

Dairy OFD

2,780

8.0%

3,393

9.7%

3324

9.5%

3,588

10.3%

3,666

10.5%

18,193

52.1%

      

34,949

 

Dairyslaughter

6,416

3.8%

13,158

7.7%

15691

9.2%

18,468

10.8%

18,723

11.0%

97,760

57.4%

      

170,216

 

OFD total

4,635

6.7%

6,335

9.1%

6089

8.8%

6,265

9.0%

6,007

8.7%

39,960

57.7%

      

69,291

 

Slaughter

Total

14,184

4.3%

26,888

8.2%

30072

9.1%

31,185

9.5%

30,380

9.2%

196,453

59.7

      

329,262

Years

 

<3 Yrs

3-4 Yrs

4-5 Yrs

5-6 Yrs

6-7 Yrs

7-8 Yrs

>8 Yrs

    

Total

2004

Beef OFD

1,829

5.4%

2,824

8.4%

2,640

7.8%

2,834

8.4%

2,796

8.3%

2,796

7.5%

18,225

54.1%

    

33,684

 

Beef slaughter

6,379

4.1%

12,330

8.0%

13,644

8.8%

12,831

8.3%

11,848

7.6%

11,378

7.3%

86,512

55.8%

    

154,922

 

Dairy OFD

3,082

8.4%

4,033

11.0%

3,464

9.4%

3,515

9.6%

3,911

10.7%

3,618

9.9%

15,053

41.0%

    

36,676

 

Dairy slaughter

6,570

3.5%

15,248

8.1%

17,710

9.4%

18,810

9.9%

20,622

10.9%

20,870

11.0%

89,320

47.2%

    

189,150

 

OFD total

4,911

7.0%

6,857

9.7%

6,104

8.7%

6,349

9.0%

6,707

9.5%

6,154

8.7%

33,278

47.3%

    

70,360

 

Slaughter Total

12,949

3.8%

27,578

8.0%

31,354

9.1%

31,641

9.2%

32,470

9.4%

32,248

9.4%

175,832

51.1%

    

344,072

Years

 

<3 Yrs

3-4 Yrs

4-5 Yrs

5-6 Yrs

6-7 Yrs

7-8 Yrs

8-9 Yrs

>9 Yrs

  

Total

2005

Beef OFD

2,105

5.8%

2,896

5.8%

2,899

8.0%

2,879

8.0%

3,086

7.9%

3,216

8.9%

2,952

8.1%

16,201

44.7%

  

36,234

 

Beef slaughter

5,713

3.6%

10,972

7.0%

13,396

8.5%

13,642

8.7%

13,176

8.4%

12,746

8.1%

12,275

7.8%

75361

47.9%

  

157,281

 

Dairy OFD

3,437

8.6%

4,228

10.5%

4,176

10.4%

3,724

9.3%

3,740

9.3%

4,149

10.3%

3,896

9.7%

12742

31.8%

  

40,092

 

Dairy slaughter

6,054

3.2%

15,336

8.1%

19,426

10.3%

19,334

10.2%

20,020

10.6%

20,802

11.0%

20,479

10.8%

67569

35.7%

  

189,020

 

OFD total

5,542

7.3%

7,124

9.3%

7,075

9.3%

6,603

8.7%

6,826

8.9%

7,365

9.6%

6,848

9.0%

28943

37.9%

  

76,326

 

Slaughter Total

11,767

3.4%

26,308

7.6%

32,822

9.5%

32,976

9.5%

33,196

9.6%

33,548

9.7%

32,754

9.5%

142930

41.3%

  

346,301

Years

 

<3 Yrs

3-4 Yrs

4-5 Yrs

5-6 Yrs

6-7 Yrs

7-8 Yrs

8-9 Yrs

9-10 Yrs

>10 Yrs

Total

2006

Beef OFD

2,332

5.7%

3132

7.6%

3,074

7.5%

3,037

7.4%

3,405

8.3%

3,568

8.7%

3,456

8.4%

3,076

7.5%

15,893

38.8%

40,973

 

Beef slaughter

7,286

4.3%

12752

7.5%

14,443

8.5%

14,097

8.3%

14,359

8.4%

13,923

8.2%

13,719

8.0%

12,677

7.4%

67,266

39.4%

170,552

 

Dairy OFD

4,022

8.8%

5271

11.6%

4,784

10.5%

4,653

10.2%

4,307

9.5%

4,155

9.1%

4,067

8.9%

3,671

8.1%

10,618

23.3%

45,548

 

Dairy slaughter

6,170

3.2%

17283

9.0%

20,325

10.6%

21,257

11.0%

19,939

10.3%

19,578

10.2%

19,575

10.2%

18,584

9.6%

49,942

25.9%

192,653

 

OFD total

6,354

7.3%

8403

9.7%

7,858

9.1%

7,690

8.9%

7,712

8.9%

7,723

8.9%

7,523

8.7%

6,747

7.8%

26,511

30.6%

86,521

 

Slaughter Total

13,456

3.7%

30035

8.3%

34,768

9.6%

35,354

9.7%

34,298

9.4%

33,501

9.2%

33,294

9.2%

31,261

8.6%

117,208

32.3%

363,175

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