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Scottish Agricultural Census Summary Sheets by Geographical Area: June 2003

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SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL CENSUS SUMMARY SHEETS BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA: JUNE 2003

Sheep
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland

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

1,371

161,667

1,109

4,586

1,257

37,447

484

5,206

1,366

151,797

1,450

360,703

Orkney

491

57,698

414

2,121

346

12,168

178

2,381

513

74,739

539

149,107

Eileanan an Iar

2,660

121,827

1,801

3,956

2,431

29,310

1,162

9,297

2,661

105,000

2,835

269,390

Highland

2,961

496,876

2,120

16,156

2,523

122,693

988

13,349

2,992

507,736

3,213

1,156,810

NE Scotland

1,467

243,860

1,242

8,815

825

49,676

422

9,234

1,567

342,536

1,754

654,121

Tayside

725

289,043

635

8,322

571

74,237

231

6,992

741

348,802

792

727,396

Fife

188

31,425

139

1,052

131

7,624

70

1,676

202

47,011

232

88,788

Lothian

254

88,135

211

3,213

177

21,934

81

1,837

265

120,450

296

235,569

Scottish Borders

847

474,815

744

14,886

731

123,093

241

7,206

877

656,049

935

1,276,049

East Central

358

143,625

315

4,387

280

32,879

104

2,296

379

166,147

403

349,334

Argyll & Bute

796

271,302

710

8,324

692

67,804

295

5,613

814

267,036

849

620,079

Clyde Valley

724

195,950

624

6,240

538

48,197

204

7,660

746

248,207

799

506,254

Ayrshire

701

216,248

612

6,123

504

50,096

187

4,209

716

276,405

782

553,081

Dumfries & Galloway

1,089

415,204

957

12,145

831

108,380

315

7,872

1,128

550,232

1,231

1,093,833

Scotland

14,632

3,207,675

11,633

100,326

11,837

785,538

4,962

84,828

14,967

3,862,147

16,110

8,040,514

Pigs
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland

Breeding pigs

Gilts 50kg and over not yet in pig but expected to be used for breeding

Boars for service

Sows in pig

Gilts in pig

Other sows for breeding

Total

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Shetland

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Orkney

*

*

0

0

*

*

7

25

*

*

*

*

Eileanan an Iar

9

15

*

*

*

*

*

*

0

0

*

*

Highland

31

1,778

14

325

20

301

42

2,404

18

203

20

110

NE Scotland

113

22,856

72

3,724

98

5,606

137

32,186

73

3,022

117

1,090

Tayside

27

3,703

16

583

26

696

35

4,982

16

363

23

233

Fife

14

673

9

68

13

158

16

899

6

64

12

43

Lothian

16

3,226

13

682

14

256

23

4,164

10

1,225

20

75

Scottish Borders

17

866

10

1,214

16

312

26

2,392

10

204

16

100

East Central

*

*

*

*

*

*

5

112

*

*

5

12

Argyll & Bute

10

57

*

*

*

*

13

99

6

17

10

12

Clyde Valley

12

305

8

700

16

113

19

1,118

10

99

*

*

Ayrshire

8

29

*

*

*

*

14

52

*

*

9

10

Dumfries & Galloway

12

886

6

214

13

107

21

1,207

9

77

*

*

Scotland

277

34,482

156

7,536

246

7,667

373

49,685

166

5,311

262

1,776

Pigs (continued)
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland

Barren sows for fattening

Other pigs

Total pigs

80kg liveweight and over

50kg < 80kg liveweight

20kg < 50kg liveweight

Total 20kg liveweight and over

Under 20kg liveweight

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Shetland

*

*

*

*

*

*

5

19

6

42

5

40

13

118

Orkney

*

*

*

*

*

*

6

77

13

197

5

11

21

246

Eileanan an Iar

0

0

5

10

6

11

10

20

12

41

12

36

18

99

Highland

9

64

23

3,724

27

4,397

41

5,528

61

13,649

41

8,277

99

24,707

NE Scotland

43

547

119

49,968

124

62,704

153

77,506

207

190,178

140

79,925

270

306,948

Tayside

12

168

26

5,941

29

11,914

33

11,792

41

29,647

24

21,162

57

56,555

Fife

11

35

14

3,554

13

1,689

14

2,394

20

7,637

15

2,362

31

11,040

Lothian

8

31

21

3,062

20

8,292

24

8,698

31

20,052

22

17,969

39

43,516

Scottish Borders

7

26

17

1,014

18

4,162

22

7,102

33

12,278

16

6,256

40

21,256

East Central

5

12

7

210

*

*

8

377

13

804

5

302

15

1,258

Argyll & Bute

*

*

6

139

7

194

11

168

20

501

11

175

32

816

Clyde Valley

*

*

10

371

13

1,825

12

2,332

22

4,528

15

3,379

36

9,213

Ayrshire

*

*

7

60

8

112

7

55

14

227

9

120

22

425

Dumfries & Galloway

*

*

11

2,520

13

2,918

14

3,131

25

8,569

10

3,215

40

13,117

Scotland

114

963

274

70,675

291

98,476

360

119,199

518

288,350

330

143,229

733

489,314

Poultry
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority Sub-Groups and Scotland

Fowls laying eggs for eating

Hens in first laying season

Moulted hens

Total laying fowls

Pullets being reared for laying

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Shetland

129

1,416

97

1,188

185

2,604

63

210

Orkney

175

3,986

138

1,567

261

5,553

93

514

Eileanan an Iar

339

3,375

82

988

389

4,363

253

778

Highland

685

25,716

334

5,501

881

31,217

433

1,817

NE Scotland

465

98,054

305

9,589

675

107,643

259

90,199

Tayside

175

47,826

110

1,509

241

49,335

85

58,125

Fife

89

1,194,009

60

1,232

123

1,195,241

58

386,344

Lothian

77

70,345

43

1,830

105

72,175

44

48,402

Scottish Borders

146

1,125,567

117

1,765

220

1,127,332

74

79,120

East Central

100

10,703

69

972

141

11,675

63

10,268

Argyll & Bute

135

7,303

120

2,029

209

9,332

67

418

Clyde Valley

168

21,582

94

1,266

227

22,848

88

3,232

Ayrshire

139

234,157

85

779

194

234,936

80

189,860

Dumfries & Galloway

273

47,536

182

2,033

375

49,569

130

76,848

Scotland

3,095

2,891,575

1,836

32,248

4,226

2,923,823

1,790

946,135

Poultry (continued)
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland

Fowls of all ages for breeding

Broilers and other table birds

Other poultry (1)

Total poultry

Hens

Cocks

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Shetland

60

198

61

123

37

206

79

1,055

220

4,396

Orkney

87

332

89

187

60

705

129

1,594

307

8,885

Eileanan an Iar

247

893

82

109

115

644

35

276

422

7,063

Highland

415

1,742

206

422

201

206,714

197

2,567

974

244,479

NE Scotland

261

52,098

207

5,515

214

2,227,138

256

6,379

828

2,488,972

Tayside

87

242,015

74

19,643

66

2,667,443

80

982

308

3,037,543

Fife

57

164,325

36

15,308

34

338,600

40

916

151

2,100,734

Lothian

42

75,227

35

10,463

39

1,694,378

40

19,804

146

1,920,449

Scottish Borders

67

120,371

75

11,641

42

727,997

66

1,709

263

2,068,170

East Central

56

65,695

50

8,881

28

807,460

47

10,519

164

914,498

Argyll & Bute

57

229

74

194

37

333

80

2,540

242

13,046

Clyde Valley

89

118,129

64

11,760

59

87,452

77

1,666

285

245,087

Ayrshire

74

36,519

48

4,356

51

16,285

71

15,649

238

497,605

Dumfries & Galloway

119

87,840

130

11,084

78

730,596

131

2,579

432

958,516

Scotland

1,718

965,613

1,231

99,686

1,061

9,505,951

1,328

68,235

4,980

14,509,443

(1) Includes turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea fowl.

Horses, goats and deer
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland

Total horses

Total goats

Total deer

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Shetland

121

806

18

38

0

0

Orkney

160

561

51

250

0

0

Eileanan an Iar

103

217

22

73

0

0

Highland

671

2,462

137

633

14

1,155

NE Scotland

1,219

5,824

202

1,069

13

1,614

Tayside

494

2,382

59

347

8

470

Fife

269

1,352

35

138

*

*

Lothian

272

1,674

25

189

*

*

Scottish Borders

451

1,851

46

1,420

*

*

East Central

252

1,389

28

82

6

364

Argyll & Bute

176

872

42

235

8

956

Clyde Valley

481

2,337

60

267

*

*

Ayrshire

403

1,865

54

563

*

*

Dumfries & Galloway

552

2,132

58

577

6

410

Scotland

5,624

25,724

837

5,881

72

7,122

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