Table 1.1 Trends in Animal Event Registrations (2008)
    2008
    Records % Total
Animal Event Registrations   1,450,493  
Animal Event - Live Births   1,398,377 96.4%
Animal Event - Dead at Birth   35,579 2.5%
Animal Event - Abortions   16,049 1.1%
Animal Events Births - Males   741,892 51.1%
Animal Events Births - Females   708,601 48.9%
Animal Event Births - Sheets   1,294,676 89.3%
Animal Event Births - Emails   155,817 10.7%
Animal Event Births - With Sire   1,279,771 88.2%
Animal Event Births - With AI Sire   379,559 26.2%
With Calving Survey   1,273,197 87.8%
Animal Events Registrations do not include those received on the traditional 'White Card'.
  
  2005 2006 2007 2008
  Records Records Records Records  
Live Births 455,188 581,906 589,234 1,398,377
With Valid Sire 384,008 507,089 496,513 1,279,771
With Valid AI Sire 205,595 246,934 244,139 379,559
With Calving Survey 383,700 489,084 478,234 1,273,197
Figure 1.3 Trends in Recording Method 
2005 2006 2007 2008
Sheets 391,262 490,045 486,297 1,294,676
Emails 80,413 110,883 120,029 155,817