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| The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998 |
| Table 9A8 Number of livestock on main and minor holdings, June 1996 and 1997 |
| Livestock in Scotland | 1996 |
1997 |
| Cattle - total | 2,115,103 |
2,078,904 |
| Dairy cows1 | 224,840 |
216,795 |
| Dairy heifers in calf for the first time | 57,585 |
56,917 |
| Beef cows1 | 514,531 |
513,751 |
| Beef heifers in calf for the first time | 50,300 |
59,699 |
| Bulls for service | 20,767 |
20,619 |
| Other dairy and beef cattle for breeding | 141,743 |
146,842 |
| Fattening cattle | 460,450 |
438,033 |
| Cattle under one year | 644,887 |
626,248 |
| Sheep - total | 9,368,738 |
9,563,187 |
| Ewes for breeding | 3,791,634 |
3,810,346 |
| Rams for service | 113,307 |
115,261 |
| Other sheep 1 year old and over for breeding | 821,599 |
856,747 |
| Other sheep 1 year old and over | 68,231 |
79,491 |
| Lambs | 4,573,967 |
4,701,342 |
| Pigs - total | 577,638 |
644,886 |
| Female breeding herd: Total | 62,587 |
69,651 |
| Gilts 50 kg & over for breeding | 7,720 |
8,063 |
| Boars for service | 3,659 |
4,069 |
| Barren sows for fattening | 589 |
672 |
| Pigs (other) - total | 503,083 |
562,431 |
| 20 kg and over | 327,301 |
372,343 |
| Under 20 kg | 175,782 |
190,088 |
| Poultry - total | 14,338,668 |
14,275,396 |
| Hens in laying flock: total | 2,376,049 |
2,269,709 |
| Hens in 1st laying season | 2,334,849 |
2,213,443 |
| Moulted hens | 41,200 |
56,266 |
| Pullets being reared for laying | 806,441 |
741,088 |
| Fowls for breeding | 1,625,983 |
1,352,216 |
| Broilers/other table fowls | 9,475,512 |
9,796,473 |
| Turkeys | 36,416 |
92,565 |
| Other poultry | 18,267 |
23,345 |
| Goats | 10,818 |
10,939 |
| Deer | 6,706 |
7,983 |
| Horses | 25,349 |
25,463 |
Source: SOAEFD Economics and Statistics Branch 1 |
| 1 Cows and heifers in milk and cows in calf but not in milk. |
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