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Number of livestock slaughtered in Ireland 2023, by type
In 2023, there were about 1.8 million heads of cattle slaughtered in Ireland. Over two times that many pigs were slaughtered that same year, at about 3.3 million heads. The number of sheep slaughtered was just over three million.