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Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces

Head of ovine and caprine livestock. Provinces 2015
Sheep Goats
Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total Stud for life Female for life For slaughter Total
Barcelona 2,605 92,481 47,849 142,935 778 15,049 3,860 19,687
Girona 2,165 69,603 34,005 105,773 428 8,109 2,649 11,186
Lleida 4,036 158,262 62,070 224,368 767 16,242 4,201 21,210
Tarragona 1,013 32,342 24,361 57,716 689 14,291 3,422 18,402
Total 9,819 352,688 168,285 530,792 2,662 53,692 14,132 70,486
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.

Last update: October 25, 2018.

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 "..".