Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2011 Edition

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Table C10(i) Number of holdings with livestock by regional grouping and region, June 2010

North West

North East

South East

South West

Scotland

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

Dairy cattle:

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

holdings

Dairy cows (1)

136

9

36

14

77

107

107

158

41

46

39

32

1,202

58

97

231

352

464

1,603

Heifers in calf for the first time

175

8

27

42

98

128

128

148

43

43

37

25

1,095

48

82

223

322

420

1,546

Other female cattle (2)

78

7

27

8

36

85

85

124

36

36

33

19

1,030

36

72

227

303

392

1,317

Total dairy cattle

295

10

50

60

175

194

194

223

65

60

52

46

1,395

71

120

278

393

533

2,107

Beef cattle:

Beef cows (1)

2,744

151

514

423

1,656

1,609

1,609

1,602

611

212

202

577

3,252

303

561

656

590

1,142

9,207

Heifers in calf for the first time

1,311

56

319

151

785

932

932

957

366

137

117

337

1,957

190

283

403

367

714

5,157

Other female cattle for breeding (3)

1,652

84

301

235

1,032

953

953

1,094

389

142

142

421

2,425

201

423

472

473

856

6,124

Prime cattle (4)

1,811

102

520

201

988

1,889

1,889

1,636

617

263

242

514

3,388

315

387

692

732

1,262

8,724

Total beef cattle

3,265

178

571

527

1,989

2,427

2,427

2,129

832

328

291

678

4,450

432

668

894

903

1,553

12,271

Other cattle:

Bulls

1,583

88

450

90

955

1,367

1,367

1,421

519

211

171

520

3,205

259

432

623

667

1,224

7,576

Cattle under one year old

2,699

154

523

402

1,620

1,804

1,804

1,729

647

259

225

598

4,090

328

596

813

850

1,503

10,322

Total cattle

3,341

185

578

545

2,033

2,495

2,495

2,180

846

344

298

692

4,751

446

688

957

967

1,693

12,767

Sheep:

Ewes for breeding

6,195

1,151

428

2,076

2,540

1,335

1,335

1,873

647

174

240

812

3,448

326

723

637

606

1,156

12,851

Other sheep 1 year and over for breeding

5,078

952

317

1,726

2,083

808

808

1,478

517

111

174

676

2,577

227

589

471

443

847

9,941

Other sheep (including rams) and lambs

6,714

1,195

501

2,219

2,799

1,668

1,668

2,135

727

225

292

891

3,802

363

762

704

687

1,286

14,319

Total sheep

7,023

1,249

517

2,320

2,937

1,731

1,731

2,209

753

238

302

916

3,937

377

789

727

717

1,327

14,900

Pigs:

Female breeding herd (5)

166

7

26

21

112

113

113

112

35

12

25

40

156

20

31

27

17

61

547

All other non-breeding pigs

301

24

41

41

195

263

263

226

68

38

47

73

282

26

59

52

49

96

1,072

Total pigs

345

26

48

50

221

278

278

247

71

41

51

84

322

33

63

58

53

115

1,192

Poultry:

Fowls for producing eggs

2,090

242

302

390

1,156

907

907

1,030

349

193

154

334

1,565

178

263

307

282

535

5,592

Fowls for breeding (6)

1,192

135

181

242

634

532

532

500

158

95

92

155

841

102

125

160

136

318

3,065

Broilers and other table fowls and other poultry

1,051

156

204

150

541

581

581

512

175

89

96

152

811

83

131

169

145

283

2,955

Total poultry

2,293

284

333

418

1,258

1,081

1,081

1,235

421

230

198

386

1,809

204

299

367

326

613

6,418

Goats and kids

190

17

44

13

116

157

157

161

61

33

29

38

197

24

26

38

47

62

705

Deer

19

0

*

*

*

12

12

17

10

*

*

*

25

*

7

*

5

7

73

Horses:

Horses used in agriculture or horticulture

63

6

7

11

39

35

35

57

17

7

10

23

91

*

*

21

24

33

246

All other horses and ponies

1,337

181

186

125

845

1,448

1,448

1,893

635

328

336

594

2,288

*

*

588

479

747

6,966

Total horses

1,378

183

189

133

873

1,467

1,467

1,913

638

333

341

601

2,332

287

199

595

490

761

7,090

Camelids

21

0

*

*

14

14

14

23

7

0

8

8

35

*

*

7

7

13

93

Other livestock

30

0

*

*

20

33

33

40

11

8

10

11

83

13

11

13

16

30

186

(1) Cows and heifers in milk and cows in calf but not in milk.
(2) Female dairy cattle one year old and over for breeding.
(3) Female beef cattle one year old and over for breeding.
(4) Male and female cattle one year old and over, not for breeding.
(5) Sows in pig, gilts in pig and other sows for breeding.
(6) Hens laying eggs to hatch layer and table chicks and cocks.

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