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Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces

Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces 2013
Sheep Goats
Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total
Barcelona 3,337 110,614 38,346 152,297 1,047 17,934 2,429 21,410
Girona 2,663 87,430 23,470 113,563 522 9,631 1,178 11,331
Lleida 3,942 175,614 47,475 227,031 818 17,697 3,039 21,554
Tarragona 1,468 36,939 17,521 55,928 694 19,253 1,869 21,816
Total 11,410 410,597 126,812 548,819 3,081 64,515 8,515 76,111
Source: Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca, Alimentació i Medi Natural. Effective livestock survey.

Last update: November 4, 2014.

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.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".