Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2008 Edition

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Table C16 Number of livestock on main and minor holdings by Less Favoured Area category and Highlands and Islands Enterprise area, June 2007

LFA(1)

Non- LFA

Total

HIE(2)

Cattle:

number

number

number

number

Dairy cows (3)

131,776

66,214

197,990

17,716

Dairy heifers in calf for the first time

28,781

15,874

44,655

4,007

Beef cows (3)

387,940

84,284

472,224

128,559

Beef heifers in calf for the first time

35,547

10,524

46,071

12,183

Bulls for service

17,080

4,879

21,959

5,589

Other dairy and beef heifers for breeding

95,508

37,028

132,536

26,620

Prime cattle (4)

250,935

181,819

432,754

68,108

Cattle under one year

426,348

124,001

550,349

121,903

Total cattle

1,373,915

524,623

1,898,538

384,685

Sheep:

Ewes for breeding

2,659,395

260,176

2,919,571

967,029

Rams for service

85,120

10,234

95,354

32,489

Gimmers for breeding

648,442

63,637

712,079

226,425

Others

73,063

20,870

93,933

37,109

Lambs

3,268,433

408,846

3,677,279

1,012,646

Total sheep

6,734,453

763,763

7,498,216

2,275,698

Pigs:

Female breeding herd: Total

5,465

34,710

40,175

7,759

Gilts 50kg and over for breeding

880

5,256

6,136

809

Boars for service

396

956

1,352

266

Barren sows for fattening

277

485

762

279

Other pigs: 20kg and over

37,832

246,565

284,397

39,882

Under 20kg

21,085

102,762

123,847

25,539

Total

58,917

349,327

408,244

65,421

Total pigs

65,935

390,734

456,669

74,534

Poultry:

Fowls in laying flock: Hens in 1st laying season

779,826

2,102,554

2,882,380

74,186

Moulted hens

24,203

13,227

37,430

16,249

Total

804,029

2,115,781

2,919,810

90,435

Pullets being reared for laying

135,365

1,102,383

1,237,748

7,571

Fowls for breeding

204,077

1,382,721

1,586,798

7,624

Broilers and other table fowls

1,039,233

7,275,758

8,314,991

351,521

Other poultry (5)

47,347

22,260

69,607

10,805

Total poultry

2,230,051

11,898,903

14,128,954

467,956

Goats and kids

2,913

1,271

4,184

1,289

Deer

5,142

998

6,140

2,381

Horses:

Horses used in agriculture or horticulture

632

207

839

225

All other horses and ponies

17,533

14,203

31,736

6,565

Total horses

18,165

14,410

32,575

6,790

Other livestock

733

767

1,500

286

(1) & (2) See notes to table C2.
(3) See note 2 to table C15.
(4) See note 3 to table C15.
(5) See note 4 to table C15.

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