As of 30 June 2023, the total count of dairy animals was estimated at 93.93 thousand heads. This indicates a growth of 5.6 percent compared with the previous year’s same period count of 88.98 thousand heads. Of the total dairy animals inventory as of 30 June 2023, the dairy goat accounted for 38.3 percent. This was followed by dairy carabao with 32.1 percent share and dairy cattle with 29.6 percent share. (Figure 2)

Central Luzon recorded the highest dairy animal population of 26.52 thousand heads as of 30 June 2023. This was followed by CALABARZON and Western Visayas with corresponding inventories of 10.96 thousand heads and 9.51 thousand heads. These three regions shared 50.0 percent to the country’s total dairy animal population as of 30 June 2023.