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Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces

Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces 2023
Sheep Goats
Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total
Barcelona 2,065 68,427 32,998 103,490 683 14,155 4,503 19,341
Girona 2,087 57,150 27,130 86,367 454 7,704 2,336 10,494
Lleida 3,310 120,465 48,933 172,708 809 16,694 4,417 21,920
Tarragona 839 24,146 25,987 50,972 597 12,752 1,418 14,767
Total 8,301 270,189 135,048 413,538 2,543 51,305 12,674 66,522
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.

Last update: November 29, 2024.

Methodological note

Methodological aspects

EU member states must carry out annual livestock surveys to determine the number of cattle and type by age and productive states.

Livestock surveys aimed at quantifying the number of pigs, sheep and goats present on Catalan farms in two specific reference periods. In sheep and goats, information on milk production and its destination is also gathered. Regulation 1165/2008 states that two yearly surveys into pig production will be carried out, the first in May and the second in November. For sheep and goats, one annual survey is to be carried out into the two species together during the month of November. The population scope includes all pig, sheep and goat production within the territory of Catalonia and recorded as active in the registry of farms of the DAAM.

The body responsible for the management, implementation, review and dissemination of the results of the Survey of Livestock in Catalonia is the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and the Environment (DAAM). This statistical operation is to be carried out in accordance with the rules established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) for all autonomous communities in the Spanish State.