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Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2015

Published: 12 June 2015
ISBN: 9781785443367

Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2015 presenting an overall picture of Scottish agriculture using data from the various agricultural surveys that RESAS manage.

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Table C10(i) Number of holdings with livestock by region and sub-region , June 2014

													Holdings
	North West					North East		South East			South East		South West
	Total	Shetland	Orkney	Eileanan an Iar	Highland	Total	Grampian	Total	Tayside	Fife	Lothian	Scottish Borders	Total	East Central	Argyll & Bute	Clyde Valley	Ayrshire	Dumfries & Galloway	Scotland
Female Dairy Cattle
Female Dairy Cattle aged 1-2	66	c	23	c	32	75	75	108	29	27	28	24	954	36	66	171	274	407	1,203
Female Dairy Cattle 2 years and over with offspring	166	c	41	c	92	165	165	202	51	47	48	56	1,307	53	90	282	360	522	1,840
Female Dairy Cattle 2 years and over without offspring	61	c	27	c	24	85	85	124	28	35	35	26	1,118	44	71	227	321	455	1,388
Total Female Dairy Cattle	209	22	49	19	119	210	210	244	64	55	54	71	1,460	63	98	317	398	584	2,123
Female Beef Cattle
Female Beef Cattle aged 1-2	1,879	101	475	184	1,119	1,691	1,691	1,546	566	226	198	556	3,322	280	433	660	695	1,254	8,438
Female Beef Cattle 2 years and over with offspring	2,753	145	498	398	1,712	1,615	1,615	1,608	594	228	205	581	3,372	316	553	661	642	1,200	9,348
Female Beef Cattle 2 years and over without offspring	1,855	80	410	201	1,164	1,485	1,485	1,471	546	207	190	528	3,182	280	470	618	654	1,160	7,993
Total Female Beef Cattle	2,980	160	529	434	1,857	2,010	2,010	1,858	700	275	244	639	4,049	358	599	803	830	1,459	10,897
Male Cattle
Male Cattle aged 1-2	1,417	83	473	106	755	1,640	1,640	1,427	525	223	190	489	3,174	262	325	644	716	1,227	7,658
Male Cattle aged 2 and over	1,762	90	434	150	1,088	1,710	1,710	1,598	590	235	213	560	3,559	302	458	697	745	1,357	8,629
Total Male Cattle	2,104	121	500	213	1,270	1,983	1,983	1,766	662	265	234	605	3,946	350	504	790	831	1,471	9,799
Calves
Female Dairy Cattle under 1	80	c	26	c	41	77	77	100	30	26	25	19	931	31	69	161	278	392	1,188
Female Beef Cattle under 1	2,335	c	485	c	1,444	1,690	1,690	1,586	578	225	200	583	3,594	300	515	684	751	1,344	9,205
Male Cattle under 1	2,354	134	485	287	1,448	1,810	1,810	1,654	610	233	214	597	3,764	324	515	725	793	1,407	9,582
Total Calves	2,598	145	501	344	1,608	1,954	1,954	1,738	641	248	225	624	3,947	340	546	762	835	1,464	10,237

Total Cattle	3,126	172	549	456	1,949	2,318	2,318	2,021	774	302	274	671	4,504	400	636	906	925	1,637	11,969
Sheep:
Ewes for breeding	6,030	1,059	432	2,003	2,536	1,327	1,327	1,891	646	180	245	820	3,466	317	715	642	591	1,201	12,714
Other sheep one year old and over for breeding	4,552	862	283	1,502	1,905	715	715	1,391	465	107	167	652	2,380	215	550	433	389	793	9,038
Rams for service	4,446	826	364	1,433	1,823	1,124	1,124	1,592	542	148	204	698	2,953	267	607	543	494	1,042	10,115
Lambs	5,883	1,028	445	1,921	2,489	1,395	1,395	1,943	661	183	262	837	3,485	328	698	651	599	1,209	12,706
Other sheep not for breeding	2,918	513	239	1,061	1,105	563	563	758	268	90	115	285	1,337	118	328	218	214	459	5,576
Total sheep	6,878	1,161	528	2,229	2,960	1,716	1,716	2,251	764	244	314	929	3,958	368	790	735	692	1,373	14,803
Pigs:
Female breeding herd⁽¹⁾	165	8	17	24	116	99	99	114	35	13	28	38	148	18	c	c	18	61	526
All other non-breeding pigs	336	19	38	48	231	230	230	249	77	32	57	83	306	40	c	c	49	114	1,121
Total pigs	379	21	44	56	258	241	241	267	81	35	60	91	348	45	c	c	55	131	1,235
Poultry:
Fowls for producing eggs	2,264	256	335	437	1,236	977	977	1,163	411	214	180	358	1,706	c	c	346	327	c	6,110
Fowls for breeding⁽²⁾	c	117	178	218	c	c	c	501	164	c	90	c	783	c	c	160	128	283	2,810
Broilers and other table fowls and other poultry	c	142	207	168	c	c	c	536	182	c	96	c	811	c	c	181	163	c	2,947
Total poultry	2,499	297	369	481	1,352	1,126	1,126	1,360	479	241	223	417	1,959	207	312	405	378	657	6,944
Goats and kids	210	17	52	16	125	154	154	196	93	36	29	38	245	23	27	50	64	81	805
Deer	20	0	c	0	c	12	12	27	16	5	c	c	31	c	6	c	6	12	90
Horses:
Horses used in agriculture or horticulture	60	9	7	15	29	45	45	74	21	14	11	28	93	5	8	23	28	29	272
All other horses and ponies	1,373	184	189	130	870	1,449	1,449	1,928	633	325	345	625	2,303	274	188	591	481	769	7,053
Total horses	1,411	188	194	142	887	1,477	1,477	1,961	643	334	349	635	2,351	278	195	600	492	786	7,200
Camelids⁽³⁾	45	c	c	c	35	47	47	68	28	11	11	18	80	c	12	14	c	26	240
Beehives	193	c	11	c	171	141	141	264	107	36	58	63	253	16	29	36	58	114	851
Other livestock	16	0	c	c	c	7	7	13	c	c	c	c	26	c	c	5	5	11	62

(1) Sows in pig, gilts in pig and other sows for breeding.

(2) Hens laying eggs to hatch layer and table chicks and cocks.

(3) Includes estimate for holdings that have not returned a census form since camelid data was first collected in 2010. Camelid figures are not compatible with previous editions of ERSA.

c data suppressed to prevent disclosure of individual holdings.

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Table C10(i) Number of holdings with livestock by region and sub-region , June 2014

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