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Agriculture facts and figures: 2017
An electronic copy of the pocket-sized leaflet providing a range of agriculture statistics.
Dairy sector
2007 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
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Dairy cows ('000) (1) | 181 | 170 | 176 | 175 |
Number of holdings with more than 25 dairy cows | 1,305 | 1,006 | 1,000 | 980 |
Average no. of dairy cows on the above holdings | 136 | 166 | 173 | 176 |
Total milk production (million litres) | 1,329 | 1,438 | 1,559 | 1,484 |
Source: Cattle Tracing Scheme
(1) Dairy cows refer to female dairy cattle aged 2 and over with offspring
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