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Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces

Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces 2022
Sheep Goats
Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total
Barcelona 3,202 74,405 42,589 120,196 676 14,693 4,783 20,152
Girona 2,138 59,196 28,594 89,928 429 7,826 2,141 10,396
Lleida 3,477 127,485 49,554 180,516 838 17,222 4,644 22,704
Tarragona 883 26,057 28,629 55,569 622 13,253 1,702 15,577
Total 9,700 287,142 149,366 446,208 2,565 52,994 13,270 68,829
Source: Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda.

Last update: October 30, 2023.

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 "..".