Cattle totals
June Census 2008
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups, Regions and Scotland
| Dairy cattle (1) | Beef cattle (2) | Other cattle 6 months old and under 1 year | Other cattle under 6 months old | Total cattle (3) |
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Male | Female | Male | Female |
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Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number | Holdings | Number |
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North West: | 374 | 8,008 | 3,300 | 145,801 | 1,096 | 9,515 | 1,114 | 9,667 | 2,255 | 28,511 | 2,285 | 28,598 | 3,373 | 233,732 |
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Shetland | 12 | 639 | 186 | 3,004 | 35 | 119 | 44 | 165 | 124 | 803 | 134 | 864 | 192 | 5,723 |
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Orkney | 50 | 3,538 | 588 | 54,758 | 233 | 2,180 | 229 | 2,326 | 497 | 10,670 | 502 | 10,534 | 599 | 85,282 |
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Eileanan an Iar | 81 | 228 | 509 | 4,581 | 96 | 238 | 96 | 192 | 274 | 951 | 284 | 1,014 | 525 | 7,301 |
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Highland | 231 | 3,603 | 2,017 | 83,458 | 732 | 6,978 | 745 | 6,984 | 1,360 | 16,087 | 1,365 | 16,186 | 2,057 | 135,426 |
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North East: | 231 | 17,230 | 2,473 | 246,023 | 1,191 | 17,318 | 1,163 | 16,411 | 1,489 | 29,975 | 1,517 | 30,579 | 2,550 | 361,514 |
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South East: | 244 | 24,105 | 2,193 | 219,946 | 1,099 | 18,995 | 1,098 | 18,874 | 1,549 | 36,384 | 1,534 | 36,584 | 2,246 | 359,608 |
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Tayside | 65 | 6,966 | 867 | 74,204 | 404 | 5,917 | 395 | 5,593 | 577 | 12,370 | 573 | 12,597 | 882 | 119,255 |
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Fife | 65 | 7,462 | 334 | 31,086 | 172 | 3,062 | 176 | 2,972 | 221 | 5,094 | 224 | 5,073 | 350 | 55,366 |
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Lothian | 59 | 5,037 | 297 | 29,605 | 151 | 3,047 | 152 | 3,123 | 205 | 4,660 | 196 | 4,522 | 304 | 50,588 |
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Scottish Borders | 55 | 4,640 | 695 | 85,051 | 372 | 6,969 | 375 | 7,186 | 546 | 14,260 | 541 | 14,392 | 710 | 134,399 |
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South West: | 1,541 | 227,238 | 4,573 | 402,762 | 2,818 | 47,743 | 2,968 | 58,193 | 3,632 | 73,736 | 3,748 | 80,531 | 4,867 | 899,895 |
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East Central | 80 | 8,299 | 429 | 30,226 | 201 | 2,567 | 201 | 2,954 | 287 | 4,743 | 295 | 5,075 | 441 | 54,540 |
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Argyll & Bute | 121 | 12,324 | 660 | 35,204 | 323 | 3,431 | 331 | 4,108 | 530 | 7,826 | 534 | 8,135 | 678 | 72,067 |
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Clyde Valley | 311 | 39,793 | 953 | 71,589 | 573 | 8,573 | 613 | 10,507 | 729 | 12,389 | 760 | 13,300 | 1,013 | 157,892 |
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Ayrshire | 432 | 62,677 | 927 | 77,029 | 626 | 10,289 | 676 | 13,339 | 757 | 13,981 | 794 | 15,740 | 995 | 194,845 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 597 | 104,145 | 1,604 | 188,714 | 1,095 | 22,883 | 1,147 | 27,285 | 1,329 | 34,797 | 1,365 | 38,281 | 1,740 | 420,551 |
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Scotland | 2,390 | 276,581 | 12,539 | 1,014,532 | 6,204 | 93,571 | 6,343 | 103,145 | 8,925 | 168,606 | 9,084 | 176,292 | 13,036 | 1,854,749 |
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(1) Dairy cattle consists of dairy cows, dairy heifers in calf for the first time and other female dairy cattle for breeding, aged 1 year old and over.
(2) Beef cattle consists of beef cows, beef heifers in calf for the first time, other male cattle aged 1 year old and over, other female beef cattle aged 1 year old and over, and other female cattle not for breeding aged 1 year and over.
(3) Total cattle includes bulls for service.