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)
| Interval from last calving - 2003 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6,918 | 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 |