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Chart 22. Numbers of sheep moved monthly not to slaughter off Orkney Isles in 2003-2007

 Chart 22. Numbers of sheep moved monthly not to slaughter off Orkney Isles in 2003-2007

Data table: Numbers of sheep moved monthly not to slaughter off Orkney Isles in 2003-2007

Year

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

2003

2,770

4,017

2,776

1,540

996

573

330

207

2,345

9,685

4,712

3,202

2004

3,976

3,653

3,582

901

798

410

412

1,816

3,660

11,807

4,677

4,475

2005

4,419

3,429

3,421

1,187

1,104

331

491

604

6,266

7,476

8,374

5,048

2006

2,165

2,197

2,732

1,513

965

383

444

480

4,964

8,660

2,291

2,682

2007

3,957

3,023

2,556

1,735

540

445

286

248

2,532

4,503

6,683

2,941

Of the total sheep batches moved off Orkney Isles in 2003-2007, 27.5% were moved cross-border, and <0.1% were recorded as being exported outside GB.

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