Table 1.
Province |
Animals |
Herds |
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Number |
% |
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Beef | Dairy | Total | Beef | Dairy | Total | Beef | Dairy | Total | |
Connaught |
264,141 |
51,439 |
315,580 |
12,316 |
1032 |
13,348 |
22.6 |
1.9 |
24.5 |
Leinster |
300,933 |
254,292 |
555,225 |
9825 |
3908 |
13,733 |
18.0 |
7.2 |
25.2 |
Munster |
304,081 |
621,957 |
926,038 |
11,077 |
10,174 |
21,251 |
20.3 |
18.7 |
39.0 |
Ulster |
106,809 |
73,675 |
180,484 |
4752 |
1381 |
6133 |
8.7 |
2.5 |
11.3 |
Total | 975,964 | 1,001,363 | 1,977,327 | 37,970 | 16,495 | 54,465 | 69.7 | 30.3 | 100.0 |