Key Indicators
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Number of cattle
(
2021)
:
177 622
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Number of pigs
(
2021)
:
186 146
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Number of sheep
(
2021)
:
633 281
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Milk production
(
2021)
:
377 872
thousand liters
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Meat production
(
2021)
:
24 584
tonnes
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Terms and explanations
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Cattle: Bulls are male breeding heads. Oxen are male castrated heads, 2 or more years old, used for work. Heifers are female cattle, 2 or more years old, which have not calved yet. Heifers in calf are female cattle, 2 or more years old, from which the first offspring is expected. Dairy cows are kept mainly for milk production. Cows that are dry at the moment are included here. Sheep: Lambs and tags are young sheep of both genders, under one year old. Female breeding sheep include female heads over one year old which have already lambed and those from which the first offspring is expected. Rams and other sheep - refers to data on the number of all male and other heads (barren sheep, etc). Sheep for slaughter which have already lambed are also included. Goats: Kids are young goats of both genders, under one year old. Goats are female breeding heads over one year old which have already kidded and those expected to have the first offspring. Billy goats and other goats - refers to data on the number of all male and other heads (barren goats, etc). Pigs: Gilts are selected young female heads for breeding, which have not farrowed yet. Farrow gilts are young female heads for breeding expecting their first offspring. Sows are female breeding heads which have farrowed at least once. Boars are male breeding heads.
Poultry: Broilers are fattened chickens. Egg-laying hens are hens which have already started to lay eggs, regardless of whether the eggs are for consumption or for hatch.
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