Animals and animal production
Holdings with cattle and stock of cattle

Holdings with cattle and stock of cattle
Holding/Kind of cattleHoldings/livestockHoldings/livestock
May 2025November 2024
NumberNumber
Holdings with cattle, total122,567124,192
including
with dairy cows47,71948,649
with other cows50,68950,815
Cattle, total10,335,32710,461,286
including
Calves aged 8 months or under2,072,9302,125,168
Young cattle aged over 8 but not over 12 months together942,403983,636
of which
male369,580375,260
female572,823608,376
Cattle of 1 to under 2 years
(without cows) together
2,426,1452,448,934
male763,902766,702
heifers (not calved) together1,662,2431,682,232
for slaughter227,259177,333
Breeding and productive animals1,434,9841,504,899
Cattle of 2 years and older
(without cows) together
694,328693,698
male116,491103,210
heifers (not calved) together577,837590,488
for slaughter48,55143,622
Breeding and productive animals529,286546,866
Cows (calved) together4,199,5214,209,850
Dairy cows3,578,4053,589,431
other cows621,116620,419

As at 01 July 2025