Scottish Agricultural Census Summary Sheets by Geographic Area: June 2009

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Sheep

June Census 2009
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups, Regions 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

North West:

6,538

626,451

4,567

21,088

5,686

150,084

2,669

31,033

6,692

648,139

7,309

1,476,795

Shetland

1,182

125,431

916

3,856

1,041

28,118

499

5,914

1,185

120,340

1,272

283,659

Orkney

453

46,818

375

1,713

325

8,948

193

3,034

487

59,890

531

120,403

Eileanan an Iar

2,250

82,780

1,399

2,970

2,056

20,165

989

8,612

2,270

71,830

2,475

186,357

Highland

2,653

371,422

1,877

12,549

2,264

92,853

988

13,473

2,750

396,079

3,031

886,376

North East:

1,345

228,115

1,122

8,299

816

45,530

466

9,018

1,509

330,687

1,727

621,649

South East:

1,859

800,325

1,579

23,908

1,511

201,611

650

18,531

1,994

1,090,307

2,202

2,134,682

Tayside

625

245,737

537

7,399

510

63,541

217

9,382

668

311,086

736

637,145

Fife

180

32,525

136

1,120

124

6,504

74

1,213

199

50,994

239

92,356

Lothian

245

79,372

205

2,544

191

19,910

97

2,005

273

111,542

312

215,373

Scottish Borders

809

442,691

701

12,845

686

111,656

262

5,931

854

616,685

915

1,189,808

South West:

3,479

1,052,881

2,990

34,368

2,642

246,479

1,159

23,066

3,630

1,329,836

3,947

2,686,630

East Central

329

114,409

272

3,695

231

26,281

100

2,519

339

138,000

379

284,904

Argyll & Bute

733

202,204

624

6,735

614

48,205

294

7,298

742

194,986

791

459,428

Clyde Valley

649

163,129

543

5,938

484

40,225

183

3,076

680

216,702

738

429,070

Ayrshire

618

184,124

527

5,840

451

43,762

194

3,022

649

250,262

713

487,010

Dumfries & Galloway

1,150

389,015

1,024

12,160

862

88,006

388

7,151

1,220

529,886

1,326

1,026,218

Scotland

13,221

2,707,772

10,258

87,663

10,655

643,704

4,944

81,648

13,825

3,398,969

15,185

6,919,756

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