Scottish Government

North West

North East

South East

South West

Scotland

Dairy cattle:

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

Dairy cows ⁽¹⁾

175

166

213

1,607

2,161

Heifers in calf for the first time

278

171

211

1,501

2,161

Other female cattle ⁽²⁾

120

135

159

1,344

1,758

Total dairy cattle

407

264

290

1,879

2,840

Beef cattle:

Beef cows ⁽¹⁾

2,934

1,747

1,809

3,524

10,014

Heifers in calf for the first time

1,573

1,032

1,081

2,346

6,032

Other female cattle for breeding ⁽³⁾

1,631

916

1,092

2,560

6,199

Fattening cattle

2,114

2,197

1,924

3,824

10,059

Total beef cattle

3,452

2,755

2,476

4,947

13,630

Other cattle:

Bulls

1,640

1,399

1,531

3,551

8,121

Cattle under one year old

2,952

2,006

1,976

4,651

11,585

Total cattle

3,530

2,861

2,552

5,335

14,278

Sheep:

Ewes for breeding

7,725

1,526

2,075

3,698

15,024

Other sheep 1 year and over for breeding

6,727

849

1,640

2,874

12,090

Other sheep (including rams) and lambs

8,000

1,755

2,249

3,981

15,985

Total sheep

8,284

1,804

2,308

4,114

16,510

Pigs:

Female breeding herd ⁽⁴⁾

71

137

109

79

396

All other non-breeding pigs

130

262

162

139

693

Total pigs

153

267

174

153

747

Poultry:

Fowls for producing eggs

1,760

688

679

1,161

4,288

Fowls for breeding

1,173

423

414

718

2,728

Broilers and other table fowls and other poultry

802

456

382

629

2,269

Total poultry

1,947

833

858

1,365

5,003

Goats:

Female goats which have kidded

112

101

85

109

407

Other female goats previously used in breeding

70

66

62

66

264

All other goats and kids

216

193

151

220

780

Total goats

240

217

171

241

869

Deer

14

13

17

26

70

Horses:

Horses used in agriculture or horticulture

61

34

66

79

240

All other horses and ponies

1,055

1,170

1,416

1,798

5,439

Total horses

1,092

1,189

1,442

1,841

5,564

Other livestock

100

66

102

184

452