Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2015

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


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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