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Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces

Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces 2011
Sheep Goats
Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total
Barcelona 3,085 112,321 42,277 157,683 1,144 15,221 3,416 19,781
Girona 2,433 88,946 22,194 113,573 474 10,570 1,212 12,256
Lleida 4,768 210,673 50,781 266,222 687 16,591 2,925 20,203
Tarragona 1,472 50,874 18,062 70,408 799 19,245 2,400 22,444
Total 11,758 462,814 133,314 607,886 3,104 61,627 9,953 74,684
Source: Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia, Pesca, Alimentació i Medi Natural. Effective livestock survey.

Last update: July 6, 2012.

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 "..".