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Table C19 Number of cattle on main holdings by region, June 1997

Female dairy cattle
one year and over

Beef cattle
one year and over

Dairy
cows

Other
dairy
cattle

Total

Beef
cows

Other
beef
heifers

Fattening
cattle 

Total

Bulls
for
service

Cattle
under
one
year

Total
cattle

North West:

8,336

3,325

11,661

89,916

20,451

48,720

159,087

3,198

83,718

257,664

Shetland

*

*

*

2,003

500

546

3,049

102

*

*

Orkney

3,445

1,097

4,542

29,521

6,344

25,531

61,396

1,137

28,307

95,382

Eileanan an Iar

*

*

*

2,335

764

327

3,426

46

*

*

Highland

4,164

1,990

6,154

56,057

12,843

22,316

91,216

1,913

51,344

150,627

North East:

NE Scotland

19,741

9,370

29,111

98,382

27,956

123,873

250,211

3,627

110,033

392,982

South East:

20,675

12,011

32,686

120,547

30,520

81,728

232,795

4,332

126,857

396,670

Tayside

5,375

3,095

8,470

40,661

9,321

28,268

78,250

1,499

41,738

129,957

Fife

5,869

3,823

9,692

14,640

3,862

13,595

32,097

542

17,481

59,812

Lothian

4,428

2,717

7,145

14,319

4,152

12,257

30,728

549

16,207

54,629

Scottish Borders

5,003

2,376

7,379

50,927

13,185

27,608

91,720

1,742

51,431

152,272

South West:

167,248

91,342

258,590

200,485

66,020

180,042

446,547

9,330

301,141

1,015,608

East Central

6,113

3,238

9,351

15,396

6,501

16,839

38,736

665

19,128

67,880

Argyll & Bute

11,074

5,547

16,621

24,026

6,862

7,706

38,594

890

27,563

83,668

Clyde Valley

32,784

20,388

53,172

33,982

13,622

30,947

78,551

1,593

51,516

184,832

Ayrshire

47,786

29,726

77,512

32,979

10,998

37,470

81,447

1,950

64,636

225,545

Dumfries& Galloway

69,491

32,443

101,934

94,102

28,037

87,080

209,219

4,232

138,298

453,683

Scotland

216,000

116,048

332,048

509,330

144,947

434,363

1,088,640

20,487

621,749

2,062,924