Table C21(ii) Number of livestock on main holdings by region, June 1997 |
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North
West |
North
East |
South
East |
South
West |
Scotland |
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Dairy
cattle: |
number |
number |
number |
number |
number |
Dairy
cows(1) |
8,336
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19,741
|
20,675
|
167,248
|
216,000
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Heifers
in calf for the first time |
1,626
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4,858
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5,594
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44,137
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56,215
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Other
female cattle(2) |
1,699
|
4,512
|
6,417
|
47,205
|
59,833
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Total
dairy cattle |
11,661
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29,111
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32,686
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258,590
|
332,048
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Beef
cattle: |
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Beef
cows (1) |
89,916
|
98,382
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120,547
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200,485
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509,330
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Heifers
in calf for the first time |
8,994
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12,739
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12,838
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24,545
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59,116
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Other
female cattle for breeding(3) |
11,457
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15,217
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17,682
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41,475
|
85,831
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Fattening
cattle |
48,720
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123,873
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81,728
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180,042
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434,363
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Total
beef cattle |
159,087
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250,211
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232,795
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446,547
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1,088,640
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Other
cattle: |
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Bulls |
3,198
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3,627
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4,332
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9,330
|
20,487
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Cattle
under one year old |
83,718
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110,033
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126,857
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301,141
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621,749
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Total
cattle |
257,664
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392,982
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396,670
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1,015,608
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2,062,924
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Sheep: |
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Ewes
for breeding |
861,630
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268,999
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1,003,322
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1,531,755
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3,665,706
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Other
sheep 1 year and over for breeding |
211,786
|
51,780
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237,003
|
332,706
|
833,275
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Other
sheep (including rams) and lambs |
965,419
|
400,233
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1,387,325
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2,017,735
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4,770,712
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Total
sheep |
2,038,835
|
721,012
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2,627,650
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3,882,196
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9,269,693
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Pigs: |
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Female
breeding herd(4) |
4,407
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38,841
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22,413
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3,705
|
69,366
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All
other non-breeding pigs |
26,544
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323,394
|
184,660
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37,481
|
572,079
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Total
pigs |
30,951
|
362,235
|
207,073
|
41,186
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641,445
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Poultry: |
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Fowls
for producing eggs |
44,324
|
318,633
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2,197,749
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422,483
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2,983,189
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Fowls
for breeding |
1,260
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75,876
|
759,267
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500,493
|
1,336,896
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Broilers
and other table fowls & other poultry |
251,305
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1,688,679
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6,692,593
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1,725,154
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10,357,731
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Total
poultry |
296,889
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2,083,188
|
9,649,609
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2,648,130
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14,677,816
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Goats: |
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Female
goats which have kidded |
1,003
|
562
|
995
|
814
|
3,374
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All
other goats |
978
|
1,116
|
1,783
|
1,979
|
5,856
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Total
goats |
1,981
|
1,678
|
2,778
|
2,793
|
9,230
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Deer
|
1,365
|
1,345
|
2,370
|
2,734
|
7,814
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Horses
|
3,151
|
4,605
|
6,318
|
6,906
|
20,980
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Other
livestock |
6,083
|
1,138
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18,635
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51,698
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77,554
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(1) Cows and heifers in milk and cows in calf but not in milk |
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(2) Female dairy cattle one year old and over for breeding |
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(3) Female beef cattle one year old and over for breeding |
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(4) Sows in pig, gilts in pig and other sows for breeding |
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