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Scottish agricultural survey: December 2017
Annual agricultural survey based on data from larger agricultural holdings together with estimates for smaller farms.
Table 3: Number of sheep, 2007 to 2017
| change in data collection | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | % Change between 2016 & 2017 |
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| Sheep 1 year old or over | ||||||||||||
| Ewes kept for breeding | 3,087,769 | 2,938,365 | 2,880,901 | 2,831,403 | 2,791,010 | 2,847,481 | 2,796,462 | 2,930,534 | 2,883,076 | 2,797,741 | 2,814,771 | 1% |
| Other sheep | 261,071 | 238,290 | 210,530 | 216,511 | 210,971 | 236,120 | 242,600 | 208,884 | 724,943 | 416,224 | 511,171 | 23% |
| Total | 3,348,840 | 3,176,655 | 3,091,431 | 3,047,914 | 3,001,981 | 3,083,601 | 3,039,062 | 3,139,418 | 3,608,019 | 3,213,965 | 3,325,942 | 3% |
| Sheep under 1 year old | ||||||||||||
| Lambs put to ram | 94,821 | 77,286 | 100,538 | 101,481 | 109,357 | 91,496 | 85,670 | 108,599 | 127,946 | 116,527 | 125,242 | 7% |
| Lambs not put to ram | 1,883,396 | 1,761,153 | 1,652,160 | 1,645,203 | 1,577,481 | 1,733,373 | 1,638,973 | 1,593,396 | 1,223,638 | 1,713,018 | 1,455,162 | -15% |
| Total | 1,978,217 | 1,838,439 | 1,752,698 | 1,746,684 | 1,686,838 | 1,824,869 | 1,724,643 | 1,701,995 | 1,351,584 | 1,829,545 | 1,580,404 | -14% |
| Total sheep | 5,327,057 | 5,015,094 | 4,844,129 | 4,794,598 | 4,688,819 | 4,908,470 | 4,763,705 | 4,841,413 | 4,959,603 | 5,043,510 | 4,906,346 | -2.7% |
| Goats | 5,437 | 3,632 | 5,095 | 40.3% | ||||||||
(1) From 2015, the collection of sheep data incorporated that via the Sheep and Goat Annual Inventory. This also resulted in a change in the sheep categories, and increased the number of holdings included within the survey. From 2016, the sheep categories were made more similar to years prior to 2015. However, comparisons with previous years should be made with caution.
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