Movement Cert Applications Up 77%
This year alone, movement cert applications in Herdwatch were up by 77%. We delved more into the figures showing us what Counties were buying the most calves. We looked at calves bought in from marts and through farm-to-farm movements, some of the results came as a surprise to us.
So what counties buy the most calves?
How many calves have each county bought this year?
| COUNTY AMOUNT PURCHASED |
| 1) CORK 2,260 |
| 2) TIPPERARY 2,048 |
| 3) OFFALY 1,176 |
| 4) LIMERICK 751 |
| 5) CLARE 672 |
| 6) KILKENNY 556 |
| 7) LAOIS 504 |
| 8) KILDARE 469 |
| 9) WATERFORD 406 |
| 10) WEXFORD 356 |
Our farmers tell that they save an average of 5 minutes per movement. This equates to a total time saved this year on Animal Movements of 979 hours or 40 day’s worth of farm paperwork.