Scottish Government

LFA ⁽¹⁾

Non-LFA

Total

HIE ⁽²⁾

Cattle:

number

number

number

number

Dairy cows ⁽³⁾

133,415

65,862

199,277

19,008

Dairy heifers in calf for the first time

28,141

15,091

43,232

4,362

Beef cows(3)

406,831

82,763

489,594

134,921

Beef heifers in calf for the first time

37,762

10,698

48,460

12,828

Bulls for service

16,139

4,660

20,799

5,392

Other dairy and beef heifers for breeding

92,223

34,710

126,933

23,237

Prime cattle

257,787

181,641

439,428

72,610

Cattle under one year

454,109

126,377

580,486

130,202

Total cattle

1,426,407

521,802

1,948,209

402,560

Sheep:

Ewes for breeding

2,957,293

250,382

3,207,675

1,156,208

Rams for service

89,965

10,361

100,326

36,803

Gimmers for breeding

724,456

61,082

785,538

278,643

Others

72,045

12,783

84,828

39,535

Lambs

3,486,715

375,432

3,862,147

1,178,498

Total sheep

7,330,474

710,040

8,040,514

2,689,687

Pigs:

Female breeding herd: Total

7,339

42,346

49,685

8,734

Gilts 50kg & over for breeding

1,061

4,250

5,311

750

Boars for service

424

1,352

1,776

347

Barren sows for fattening

205

758

963

161

Other pigs:

20kg and over

51,597

236,753

288,350

36,908

Under 20kg

21,508

121,721

143,229

19,810

Total

73,105

358,474

431,579

56,718

Total pigs

82,134

407,180

489,314

66,710

Poultry:

Fowls in laying flock:

Hens in 1st laying season

1,352,463

1,539,112

2,891,575

50,831

Moulted hens

17,400

14,848

32,248

13,200

Total

1,369,863

1,553,960

2,923,823

64,031

Pullets being reared for laying

184,733

761,402

946,135

34,501

Fowls for breeding

150,225

915,074

1,065,299

4,685

Broilers and other table fowls

709,927

8,796,024

9,505,951

340,787

Other poultry(4)

28,808

39,427

68,235

8,980

Total poultry

2,443,556

12,065,887

14,509,443

452,984

Goats:

Female goats which have kidded

1,179

390

1,569

455

Other female goats previously used in breeding

472

315

787

268

All other goats and kids

2,470

1,055

3,525

727

Total goats

4,121

1,760

5,881

1,450

Deer

5,774

1,348

7,122

2,322

Horses:

Horses used in agriculture or horticulture

385

264

649

153

All other horses and ponies

13,420

11,655

25,075

5,612

Total horses

13,805

11,919

25,724

5,765

Other livestock

48,362

36,922

85,284

39,948