Beef Dam Births

Table 17: Total numbers of beef calves born in 2015 – out of beef cows.

Table 17 summary:

• Limousin is the number 1 breed of beef cow in Ireland with 34% of all beef calvings in 2015 being from Limousin cows.
• Almost 90% of beef calves born in Ireland come from 5 breeds of Dam: Charolais, Limousin, Angus, Hereford & Simmental (Graph 20).

Limousin is the number 1 breed of beef cow in Ireland with 34% of all beef calvings in 2015 being from Limousin cows.