The Scottish Government

Ewes for breeding

Rams for service

Other sheep 1 year old and over

Lambs

Total sheep

For breeding

Other

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Shetland

1,424

164,464

1,165

4,396

1,309

36,331

506

5,085

1,417

154,576

1,504

364,852

Orkney

493

55,488

415

2,108

341

11,928

190

2,301

511

70,116

545

141,941

Eileanan an Iar

2,743

124,531

1,846

4,063

2,508

31,562

1,155

10,637

2,729

103,892

2,921

274,685

Highland

3,065

512,185

2,195

16,584

2,569

129,099

1,054

15,357

3,078

512,091

3,314

1,185,316

NE Scotland

1,526

246,663

1,297

9,184

849

49,757

430

8,641

1,624

340,431

1,804

654,676

Tayside

755

298,558

665

8,777

580

75,152

243

7,368

772

365,023

826

754,878

Fife

191

32,430

147

1,150

133

7,713

67

1,141

202

48,491

231

90,925

Lothian

262

87,634

225

3,467

188

24,184

83

1,244

273

118,879

309

235,408

Scottish Borders

867

469,561

757

14,738

739

118,245

260

6,235

884

641,909

942

1,250,688

East Central

380

146,459

340

4,526

290

32,393

127

10,511

399

169,955

428

363,844

Argyll & Bute

808

274,736

723

8,158

704

69,314

293

5,487

824

268,903

863

626,598

Clyde Valley

754

201,886

638

6,513

555

50,019

213

5,725

779

261,582

830

525,725

Ayrshire

712

220,595

635

6,382

519

51,318

176

3,635

727

284,769

788

566,699

Dumfries & Galloway

1,044

386,510

917

11,364

806

108,351

287

9,191

1,087

511,536

1,205

1,026,952

Scotland

15,024

3,221,700

11,965

101,410

12,090

795,366

5,084

92,558

15,306

3,852,153

16,510

8,063,187