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Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition

Published: 15 June 2011
ISBN: 9781780452111

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Table C9 Number of livestock by Less Favoured Area ⁽²⁾ category June 2010

Crops, fallow and set-aside:	number	number	number
	LFA⁽¹⁾	Non- LFA	Total
Dairy cows ⁽³⁾	124,031	60,652	184,683
Dairy heifers in calf for the first time	26,620	13,865	40,485
Beef cows ⁽³⁾	374,054	82,827	456,881
Beef heifers in calf for the first time	35,850	11,076	46,926
Bulls for service	16,996	5,443	22,439
Other dairy and beef heifers for breeding	97,487	35,907	133,394
Prime cattle ⁽⁴⁾	236,188	173,108	409,296
Cattle under one year	411,501	120,179	531,680
Total cattle	1,322,727	503,057	1,825,784
Sheep:
Ewes for breeding	2,401,905	241,424	2,643,329
Rams for service	77,629	9,381	87,010
Gimmers for breeding	604,835	59,317	664,152
Others	75,239	13,626	88,865
Lambs	2,892,879	376,407	3,269,286
Total sheep	6,052,487	700,155	6,752,642
Pigs:
Female breeding herd: Total	7,059	31,854	38,913
Gilts 50kg and over for breeding	1,143	5,232	6,375
Boars for service	518	981	1,499
Barren sows for fattening	219	349	568
Other pigs: 20kg and over	35,539	215,747	251,286
Under 20kg	17,399	93,247	110,646
Total	52,938	308,994	361,932
Total pigs	61,877	347,410	409,287
Poultry:
Fowls in laying flock: Hens in 1st laying season	1,201,722	2,427,807	3,629,529
Moulted hens	29,246	23,909	53,155
Total	1,230,968	2,451,716	3,682,684
Pullets being reared for laying	239,505	670,004	909,509
Fowls for breeding	183,604	993,136	1,176,740
Broilers and other table fowls	1,114,589	7,641,120	8,755,709
Other poultry ⁽⁵⁾	48,786	19,193	67,979
Total poultry	2,817,452	11,775,169	14,592,621
Goats and kids	2,455	1,250	3,705
Deer	4,885	1,189	6,074
Horses:
Horses used in agriculture or horticulture	523	191	714
All other horses and ponies	19,993	15,575	35,568
Total horses	20,516	15,766	36,282
Camelids:
Alpacas	177	145	322
Llamas	143	41	184
Other camelids	16	16	32
Total camelids	336	202	538
Other livestock	606	223	829

(1) & (2) See notes to table C3.
(3) See note 2 to table C8.
(4) See note 3 to table C8.
(5) See note 4 to table C8.

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