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Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces

Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces 2014
Sheep Goats
Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total
Barcelona 2,749 94,566 49,933 147,248 749 13,085 3,788 17,622
Girona 2,192 69,755 29,296 101,243 447 8,048 2,331 10,826
Lleida 4,303 161,378 61,299 226,980 775 15,927 3,589 20,291
Tarragona 1,189 32,356 24,578 58,123 664 14,385 2,068 17,117
Total 10,433 358,055 165,106 533,594 2,635 51,445 11,776 65,856
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment.

Last update: July 28, 2015.

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 "..".