Live export mortality a fraction of on-farm death rates

The 0.095% mortality rate in live exports is a fraction of the estimated 3%-6% mortality rate in cattle of all ages on Irish farms

Apart from one shipment in 2022, which included both cattle and sheep, the mortality statistics relate solely to cattle.

Department of Agriculture figures show only 74 cattle died in transit out of 78,171 shipped from Ireland on livestock vessels to non-EU destinations over the past four and a half years.

The 0.095% mortality rate is a fraction of the estimated 3%-6% mortality rate in cattle of all ages on Irish farms.