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Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture, 2016
Presents an overall picture of Scottish agriculture using data from the various agricultural surveys that RESAS manage.
Table C9 Number of livestock by Less Favoured Area (1) category, June 2015
Number
| LFA (1) | Non-LFA | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle: | |||
| Dairy Cows (2) | 120,568 | 55,166 | 175,734 |
| Other Female Dairy Cattle | 70,241 | 32,046 | 102,287 |
| Beef Cows (3) | 349,666 | 87,100 | 436,766 |
| Other Female Beef Cattle | 184,667 | 88,112 | 272,779 |
| Male Cattle | 159,155 | 115,634 | 274,789 |
| Calves | 410,185 | 133,446 | 543,631 |
| Total cattle (4) | 1,294,482 | 511,504 | 1,805,986 |
| Sheep: | |||
| Ewes for breeding | 2,345,008 | 243,166 | 2,588,174 |
| Rams for service | 77,481 | 9,640 | 87,121 |
| Other sheep one year old and over for breeding | 627,620 | 69,799 | 697,419 |
| Others (5) | 84,567 | 14,435 | 99,002 |
| Lambs | 2,851,583 | 378,077 | 3,229,660 |
| Total sheep | 5,986,259 | 715,117 | 6,701,376 |
| Pigs: | |||
| Female breeding herd: Total | 5,791 | 25,043 | 30,834 |
| Gilts 50kg and over for breeding | 1,136 | 5,647 | 6,783 |
| Boars for service | 316 | 540 | 856 |
| Barren sows for fattening | 325 | 442 | 767 |
| Other pigs: 20kg and over | 36,375 | 154,401 | 190,776 |
| Under 20kg | 14,805 | 72,927 | 87,732 |
| Total | 51,180 | 227,328 | 278,508 |
| Total pigs | 58,748 | 259,000 | 317,748 |
| Poultry: | |||
| Fowls in laying flock: Hens in 1st laying season | 1,628,891 | 2,695,518 | 4,324,409 |
| Moulted hens | 32,081 | 13,088 | 45,169 |
| Total | 1,660,972 | 2,708,606 | 4,369,578 |
| Pullets being reared for laying | 314,582 | 1,426,321 | 1,740,903 |
| Fowls for breeding | 330,914 | 858,269 | 1,189,183 |
| Broilers and other table fowls | 538,975 | 5,130,851 | 5,669,826 |
| Other poultry (6) | 67,362 | 18,316 | 85,678 |
| Total poultry | 2,912,805 | 10,142,363 | 13,055,168 |
| Goats and kids | 3,108 | 1,643 | 4,751 |
| Deer | 5,822 | 1,414 | 7,236 |
| Donkeys | 670 | 595 | 1,265 |
| Horses: | |||
| Horses used in agriculture or horticulture | 570 | 436 | 1,006 |
| All other horses and ponies | 19,802 | 15,600 | 35,402 |
| Total horses | 20,372 | 16,036 | 36,408 |
| Camelids: | |||
| Alpacas | 745 | 518 | 1,263 |
| Llamas | c | c | 409 |
| Other camelids | c | c | 106 |
| Total camelids | 1,017 | 761 | 1,778 |
| Beehives | 1,785 | 3,116 | 4,901 |
(1) A holding is classified as LFA if 50% or more of its land is assessed as being disadvantaged or severely disadvantaged for subsidy purposes.
(2) Female dairy cattle aged 2 years old and over with offspring.
(3) Female beef cattle aged 2 years old and over with offspring.
(4) Cattle kept by landless keepers included in LFA figures.
(5) Includes draft and cast ewes, and wethers in England and Wales.
(6) Includes turkeys, ducks, geese and guinea fowl.
c data suppressed to prevent disclosure of individual holdings.
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