There was a total of 5.1 million sheep, 1.6 million pigs, and almost 11.1 million poultry on Irish farms in 2016. Since 2013 there were increases in the total number of cattle (+4.6pc), sheep (+4.0pc) and pigs (+3.4pc). The total number of poultry in the country increased by 9.1pc. Pigs and Poultry ◾In 2016 there were 1.6 million pigs on 1,300 farms in Ireland, an average of 1,234 pigs per farm. ◾The largest average number of pigs per farm was in the Midlands (2,833).

Source: Irish Independent May 23, 2018 11:37 UTC