EU-27: Cattle and buffalo herd at the end of the year

The page presents the evolution of the cattle and buffalo herd in EU-27 at the end of the year.

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EU-27: Cattle and buffalo herd at the end of the year (Heads per 1000)
Bovine categories 2011 2016 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 ± from 2024
Bovine animals, less than 1 year old 23.378 24.396 23.065 22.872(b) 22.320 21.963(b) 21.934(p) -0.13%=
Destined for slaughter 5.150 5.912 5.581 5.564(b) 5.497 5.271(b) 5.358(p) +1.65%=
Calves not for slaughter 7.211 6.976 6.559 6.541(b) 6.335 6.252(b) 6.235(p) -0.27%=
Calves not for slaughter 11.018 11.507 10.924 10.767(b) 10.489 10.443(b) 10.342(p) -0.97%=
Bovine animals, 1 to less than 2 years old 15.147 16.310 15.732 15.308(b) 15.162 14.475(b) 14.401(p) -0.51%=
Male Bovines 4.866 5.302 5.207 5.028(b) 5.014 4.593(b) 4.628(p) +0.78%=
Slaughter heifers 1.723 1.654 1.905 1.903(b) 1.950 1.901(b) 1.925(p) +1.24%=
Heifers not for slaughter 8.560 9.354 8.621 8.380(b) 8.198 7.982(b) 7.848(p) -1.69%=
Bovine animals, 2 years old or over 38.499 38.992 36.908 36.627(b) 36.279 35.458(b) 35.200(p) -0.73%=
Male Bovines 1.287 1.257 1.258 1.301(b) 1.355 1.322(b) 1.346(p) +1.76%=
Slaughter heifers 883 724 834 823(b) 850 898(b) 897(p) -0.10%=
Heifers not for slaughter 4.529 4.569 4.038 3.984(b) 3.836 3.931(b) 3.878(p) -1.37%=
Dairy cows 21.253 21.634 20.213 20.074(b) 19.912 19.222(b) 19.085(p) -0.71%=
di cui Bufale da riproduzione 264 270 276 274(b) 272 280(b) 282(p) +0.98%=
di cui Vacche da Latte per differenza 20.989 21.364 19.936 19.800(b) 19.640 18.942(b) 18.803(p) -0.73%=
Not dairy cows 10.548 10.806 10.565 10.445(b) 10.328 10.082(b) 9.995(p) -0.87%=
Bufali 394(e) 432(n) 476(n) 480(b, n) 481(n) 500(b, n) 503(n, p) +0.52%=
Live Bovines Total 77.024 79.698 75.705 74.808 73.760 71.895 71.535  
Change ** - +3,47% -5,01% -1,19% -1,40% -2,53% -0,50%  
Source: Processed by CLAL on Eurostat data
Nota: Ai sensi dell’Articolo 2(3) del Regolamento (CE) n. 1165/2008, per “bovini” si intendono gli animali delle specie Bos taurus e Bubalus bubalis (bufali), nonché gli ibridi. Pertanto, i dati riportati includono anche il numero dei bufali, come previsto dalla normativa europea.
(e) estimated
(n) provisional
(@C) estimated
(b) Time series break – A break in the time series due to methodological changes in data collection, classification, or source.
The values marked are not directly comparable with those of the previous year. However, comparisons with subsequent years (without the "b") are valid,
as they occur within the same methodology. [📄 documento PDF]
(d) definizione diversa – il valore si basa su criteri non completamente allineati agli standard Eurostat e potrebbe non essere confrontabile con altri paesi o anni.
(p) provisional

** Change from the same period of the previous year, with the exception of 2016, 2021 where the variation is calculated over the same period of the previous 5 years
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