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Results from the June 2012 Scottish Agricultural Census
Final results from the annual agricultural census. Land, livestock and labour items.
Table 3b. Number of cattle, 2002 to 2012
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Percentage change between 2011 & 2012 |
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Other cattle 2 years and over | ||||||||||||
Other - 2+ Male | 42,576 | 44,144 | 40,688 | 45,398 | 47,268 | 48,050 | 44,449 | 43,764 | 47,611 | 41,382 | 41,072 | -0.7% |
Female for breeding 2+ - dairy | 6,724 | 6,451 | 6,757 | 6,215 | 6,995 | 6,632 | 5,940 | 5,926 | 5,457 | 5,466 | 4,977 | -8.9% |
Female for breeding 2+ - beef | 22,174 | 22,058 | 23,155 | 24,688 | 24,398 | 26,826 | 25,602 | 26,010 | 28,313 | 27,588 | 26,680 | -3.3% |
Female not for breeding 2+ | 21,514 | 22,713 | 21,276 | 22,917 | 27,431 | 25,564 | 27,257 | 26,682 | 28,090 | 26,403 | 24,146 | -8.5% |
Total Other 2+ | 92,988 | 95,366 | 91,876 | 99,218 | 106,092 | 107,072 | 103,248 | 102,382 | 109,471 | 100,839 | 96,875 | -3.9% |
Other cattle 1 year and over but under 2 years | ||||||||||||
Male 1-2 | 221,106 | 222,168 | 222,938 | 228,459 | 214,561 | 212,435 | 204,393 | 205,543 | 201,306 | 198,102 | 196,093 | -1.0% |
Female for breeding 1-2 - dairy | 38,090 | 40,862 | 39,618 | 39,716 | 38,269 | 37,421 | 35,754 | 37,074 | 38,853 | 38,120 | 37,778 | -0.9% |
Female for breeding 1-2 - beef | 57,693 | 56,990 | 56,335 | 58,598 | 57,393 | 61,657 | 60,711 | 60,982 | 60,378 | 57,648 | 61,318 | 6.4% |
Female not for breeding 1-2 | 148,318 | 148,557 | 148,018 | 154,067 | 152,034 | 146,705 | 141,785 | 137,143 | 131,883 | 131,663 | 125,629 | -4.6% |
Total Other 1-2 | 465,207 | 468,577 | 466,909 | 480,840 | 462,257 | 458,218 | 442,643 | 440,742 | 432,420 | 425,533 | 420,818 | -1.1% |
Other cattle 6 months and over but under 1 year | ||||||||||||
Male 6-12 mths | 104,580 | 105,153 | 105,796 | 102,632 | 101,961 | 97,712 | 93,571 | 90,304 | 90,601 | 88,454 | 86,752 | -1.9% |
Female 6-12 mths | 109,037 | 109,943 | 111,284 | 109,815 | 109,453 | 104,382 | 103,145 | 98,083 | 97,772 | 95,035 | 96,560 | 1.6% |
Total Other 6-12 mths | 213,617 | 215,096 | 217,080 | 212,447 | 211,414 | 202,094 | 196,716 | 188,387 | 188,373 | 183,489 | 183,312 | -0.1% |
Other cattle under 6 months | ||||||||||||
Male under 6mths | 176,765 | 179,223 | 182,375 | 178,249 | 174,750 | 171,427 | 168,606 | 165,063 | 168,561 | 168,225 | 170,446 | 1.3% |
Female under 6mths | 181,431 | 183,682 | 186,228 | 183,524 | 180,770 | 176,828 | 176,292 | 171,415 | 174,765 | 176,099 | 176,551 | 0.3% |
Total Other under 6 mths | 358,196 | 362,905 | 368,603 | 361,773 | 355,520 | 348,255 | 344,898 | 336,478 | 343,326 | 344,324 | 346,997 | 0.8% |
Total cattle | 1,934,678 | 1,938,933 | 1,949,725 | 1,958,882 | 1,933,874 | 1,898,538 | 1,854,749 | 1,812,405 | 1,825,087 | 1,803,937 | 1,788,470 | -0.9% |
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