Livestock cattle, 2008 - 2020

Changed on: 30/04/2021 02:00

Livestock cattle, 2008 - 2020
Periods	Cattle, total (x 1 000)	Young cattle for milk Young cattle for milk, total (x 1 000)	Young cattle for milk Young cattle for milk, < 1 year, female (x 1 000)	Young cattle for milk Young cattle for milk, < 1 year, male (x 1 000)	Young cattle for milk Young cattle for milk, 1-2 years, female (x 1 000)	Young cattle for milk Young cattle for milk, 1-2 years, male (x 1 000)	Young cattle for milk Young cattle for milk, >= 2 yrs, female (x 1 000)	Young cattle for fattening Young cattle for fattening, total (x 1 000)	Young cattle for fattening Young cattle for fattening,<1 yr, female (x 1 000)	Young cattle for fattening Young cattle for fattening, < 1 yr, male (x 1 000)	Young cattle for fattening Young cattle for fattening,1-2 yr,female (x 1 000)	Young cattle for fattening Young cattle for fattening, 1-2 yr, male (x 1 000)	Young cattle for fattening Young cattle for fattening>= 2 yr,female (x 1 000)
2020 April	3,766	935	439	41	373	8	74	166	32	46	28	36	24
2020 December	3,691	985	455	54	394	10	72	144	24	39	26	35	21
Source: © Statistics Netherlands, NEA

Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.

This table provides information about the number of cattle on Dutch agricultural holdings. In addition to numbers, cattle are broken down by: cattle kept for the production of milk and cattle for fattening. The cattle population is counted on 1 April and 1 December.

Data available from: 1 December 2008 to 1 December 2020.

Status of the figures:
The numbers are final.

Changes as of April 30, 2021:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
This table is followed by Livestock on agricultural holdings: reference date 1 April and 1 December, see the links in section 3.

Description topics

Cattle, total

For 1 April counts: total of the number of cattle in the Netherlands on agricultural holdings, of 3,000 Euro SO or more.
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The 1 December counts are based on the ear tag registration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.

Young cattle for milk

Cattle kept for the production of milk or for breeding.

Young cattle for milk, total

Young cattle for milk, < 1 year, female: Young cattle for dairy farming, aged less than 1 year, female.

Young cattle for milk, < 1 year, male: Young cattle for dairy farming, aged less than 1 year, male.

Young cattle for milk, 1-2 years, female: Young cattle for dairy farming, aged between 1 and 2 years, female.

Young cattle for milk, 1-2 years, male: Young cattle for dairy farming, aged between 1 and 2 years, male.

Young cattle for milk, >= 2 yrs, female: Young cattle for dairy farming, aged 2 years or older, female (never calved).

Young cattle for fattening

Young cattle for fattening, total: Young cattle kept for fattening.

Young cattle for fattening,<1 yr, female: Young cattle for fattening, aged less than 1 year, female.

Young cattle for fattening, < 1 yr, male: Young cattle for fattening (including beef), aged less than 1 year, male.

Young cattle for fattening,1-2 yr,female: Young cattle for fattening, aged between 1 and 2 years, female.

Young cattle for fattening, 1-2 yr, male: Young cattle for fattening, aged between 1 and 2 years, male.

Young cattle for fattening>= 2 yr,female: Young cattle for fattening, aged 2 years or older, female (never calved).