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)

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