Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition

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

LFA(1)

Non- LFA

Total

Crops, fallow and set-aside:

number

number

number

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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