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Table 6. Numbers of dairy cattle and dairy cattle batches moved off Scottish livestock holdings in 2003-2007 a

Year

Number of animals

Live animal trade to

Total live

For slaughter to

Total for slaughter

Number of batches

Cross-border

Scotland

Cross-border

Scotland

2003

Cattle

9,456

54,557

64,013

1,721

60,737

62,458

Batches

2,462

16,376

18,838

603

22,209

22,812

2004

Cattle

8,730

55,852

64,582

2,127

66,364

68,491

Batches

2,037

16,263

18,300

745

23,011

23,756

2005

Cattle

5,919

43,599

49,518

4,762

56,632

61,394

Batches

1,637

12,856

14,493

1,381

19,197

20,578

2006

Cattle

6,138

54,526

60,664

4,690

45,759

50,449

Batches

2,129

17,942

20,071

2,025

14,925

16,950

2007

Cattle

6,877

40,427

47,304

5,741

42,512

48,253

Batches

2,464

12,620

15,084

2,381

12,886

15,267

a Imports and exports outside GB are not included

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