Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2008 Edition

Table C15 Number of livestock on main and minor holdings for each United Kingdom country, June 2007 ⁽¹⁾

Cattle:	number	number	number	number	number
	Scotland	England	Wales	Northern Ireland	United Kingdom
Dairy cows ⁽²⁾	197,990	1,235,910	234,010	286,070	1,953,980
Dairy heifers in calf for the first time	44,660	nc	nc	nc	44,660
Beef cows ⁽²⁾	472,220	758,180	195,180	272,620	1,698,200
Beef heifers in calf for the first time	46,070	nc	nc	nc	46,070
Bulls for service	21,960	nc	nc	nc	21,960
Other dairy and beef heifers for breeding	132,540	nc	nc	nc	132,540
Prime cattle ⁽³⁾	432,750	nc	nc	nc	432,750
Cattle under one year	550,350	1,551,180	316,300	439,210	2,857,040
Total cattle ⁽⁴⁾	1,898,540	5,597,560	1,164,390	1,643,460	10,303,950
Sheep:
Ewes for breeding	2,919,570	5,788,690	3,651,780	839,300	13,199,340
Rams for service	95,350	181,020	100,750	27,260	404,380
Gimmers for breeding	712,080	843,860	606,920	118,020	2,280,880
Others ⁽⁵⁾	93,930	698,640	401,030	12,170	1,205,780
Lambs	3,677,280	7,924,360	4,226,560	1,027,230	16,855,430
Total sheep	7,498,220	15,436,580	8,987,040	2,023,980	33,945,810
Pigs:
Female breeding herd: Total	40,180	374,860	3,010	36,980	455,020
Gilts 50kg and over for breeding	6,140	53,900	410	3,300	63,750
Boars for service	1,350	15,840	310	870	18,370
Barren sows for fattening	760	3,250	100	780	4,890
Other pigs: 20kg and over	284,400	2,500,640	14,670	239,920	3,039,630
Under 20kg	123,850	994,950	5,320	128,610	1,252,720
Total	408,240	3,495,590	19,990	368,530	4,292,350
Total pigs	456,670	3,943,440	23,810	410,450	4,834,370
Poultry:
Fowls in laying flock: Hens in 1st laying season	2,882,380	nc	nc	nc	na
Moulted hens	37,430	nc	nc	nc	na
Total	2,919,810	21,065,080	941,910	2,393,950	27,320,750
Pullets being reared for laying	1,237,750	6,354,300	304,500	1,039,810	8,936,350
Fowls for breeding	1,586,800	6,706,080	2,671,620	1,537,980	12,502,480
Broilers/other table fowls	8,314,990	85,249,030	3,327,880	11,861,270	108,753,180
Other poultry ⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾	69,610	9,368,210	264,410	451,880	10,154,110
Total poultry	14,128,950	128,742,690	7,510,330	17,284,900	167,666,870
Goats and kids	4,180	80,130	8,640	2,530	95,480
Deer	6,140	21,560	890	1,910	30,490
Horses:
Horses used in agriculture or horticulture	840	nc	nc	nc	na
All other horses and ponies	31,740	nc	nc	nc	na
Total horses	32,580	294,500	45,860	10,820	383,750
Other livestock	1,500	nc	nc	nc	na

(1) All figures rounded to the nearest 10. na Information not available.
(2) Cows and heifers in milk and cows in calf but not in milk. nc Information not collected.
(3) Male and female cattle one year old and over, not for breeding.
(4) In England and Wales data obtained from the Cattle Tracing System and in Northern Ireland from the Animal and Public Health Information System.
(5) Includes draft and cast ewes, and wethers in England and Wales.
(6) Includes turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea fowl.
(7) Includes ostriches in England and Wales.

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