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Calf birth registrations down by 46,000 head
Darren Carty
In contrast to recent years, the reduction in births to date in 2025 is being driven by fewer births in dairy herds as opposed to suckler herds.
22 February 2025 News
Dairy calf birth registrations down on 2024
The number of dairy calves registered in the week ending 21 February 2025 was over 26,000 head lower year-on-year.
18 January 2025 Calves
Important calf related dates and scheme compliance
The tagging and registering of calves within the required time frames and complying with BVD legislation is critical for adherence to cross compliance rules and scheme terms and conditions.
Suckler calf births slump to 40-year low
Suckler calf birth registrations during 2024 plummeted by 16.5% year-on-year to and reached their lowest annual figure for close on 40 years.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Highest number of births last February
There were 763,046 calf birth registrations in February 2024 equating to approximately one third of all calves born last year.
15 January 2025 Calves
Farmers ordering tags early ahead of peak spring calving
The peak sales season now ranges from November through to February with farmers keen to get supplies on hand before the birth of over 1.5m calves from February to April 2025.
27 November 2024 Tagging
Over 78,000 fewer calves born to dairy sires in 2024
A combination of greater use of sexed semen, increased beef sire selection and reduced births is underpinning reduced births to dairy sires.
27 October 2024 News