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Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces

Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces 2020
Sheep Goats
Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total
Barcelona 2,478 81,977 40,132 124,587 881 17,162 5,147 23,190
Girona 2,327 64,773 28,631 95,731 550 8,483 2,247 11,280
Lleida 3,722 140,422 50,957 195,101 852 17,730 3,957 22,539
Tarragona 972 29,501 42,320 72,793 791 15,902 1,826 18,519
Total 9,499 316,673 162,040 488,212 3,074 59,277 13,177 75,528
Source: Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda.

Last update: July 14, 2021.

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.

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 "..".