The Central Statistics Office of Ireland has advised that 3.7% fewer cattle were slaughtered in October 2002 compared with a year earlier, and that the sheep and pig slaughter were down 18.1% and 11% respectively.

The number of sheep slaughtered in January-October 2002 was 18.5% lower than the corresponding 2001 period. Over the same period, the cattle slaughter fell 5.2%, while the pig slaughter decreased by 5%.

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