UK figures Supplied by Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Irish figures courtesy of Central Statistics Office of Ireland (CSO).

Table 1: UK Monthly Slaughter Estimates

All figures expressed as '000 head

United Kingdom            March 2002                  April 2002                    May 2003

                                           4 weeks                       5 weeks                      4 weeks

Steers                                      83                                101                               75

Heifers                                    60                                72                                54

Young Bulls                               26                                34                                36

Cows and Adult Bulls                0                                  0                                  0

Calves                                       6                                  6                                  4

Other Sheep and Lambs            885                              933                              719

Ewes and Rams                         121                               153                               126

Clean Pigs                                 711                               838                              662

Sows and Boars                        20                                22                                17

Table 2: Irish livestock slaughterings, April 2003

All figures expressed as '000 head

Cattle                           Sheep                           Pigs

April 2002                    139.0                            202.5                           245.4

April 2003                    153.1                            245.4                           280.6

% change                      +10.1%                          +21.2%                          +14.3%

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