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.