30584 (2023). Steve Abel to the Associate Minister of Agriculture

Written Question

Published date: 23 Jan 2024

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	30584 (2023)
Question asked:	17 Dec 2023
Member asking:	Steve Abel
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Agriculture
Minister replying:	Hon Andrew Hoggard
Answer received:	16 Jan 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_30584_2023
Document guid:	3d507caf-ca46-48aa-89ac-fbbcd418bf53

30584 (2023). Steve Abel to the Associate Minister of Agriculture: Of the total number of cows killed by the dairy industry over 2018-2023, if any, what number killed were bobby calves, listed by year?

Hon Andrew Hoggard: I am advised that the total numbers of bobby calves slaughtered at meat processing plants in the years 2018-2023 are as follows: 1,773,809 in 2018; 1,771,639 in 2019; 1,878,823 in 2020; 1,865,553 in 2021; 1,901,264 in 2022; 1,934,081 in 2023.