48,000 sheep and goat keepers issued with annual census form

Data from the 2021 census returns recorded that a total of 4.02m sheep were kept across 42,012 active registered herds.

Annual sheep and goat census forms have been issued to over 48,000 sheep and goat keepers registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

In keeping with previous years, the department has selected Saturday, December 31, as the 2022 census date.