LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK NUMBERS
 | 2001 | 2006 | 2008 |
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|
| '000 | '000 | '000 |
|
| Milk cattle | 3 217 | 2 788 | 2 537 |
| Meat cattle | 24 504 | 25 605 | 24 784 |
| Sheep and lambs | 110 928 | 91 028 | 76 938 |
| Pigs | 2 748 | 2 733 | 2 411 |
| Chickens for meat(a) | 77 231 | 78 448 | 73 869 |
| Chickens for eggs | 14 276 | 15 936 | 14 760 |
|
(a) Excludes Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory.
Source:
Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0)
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERINGS AND PRODUCTS, Year ended 30 June
| | 2001 | 2006 | 2008 |
|
| Livestock slaughterings | | | | |
| Cattle | '000 | 7 941 | 7 580 | 7 934 |
| Calves | '000 | 1 038 | 821 | 865 |
| Sheep | '000 | 16 628 | 11 830 | 11 929 |
| Lambs | '000 | 18 629 | 18 666 | 20 899 |
| Pigs | '000 | 5 016 | 5 370 | 5 217 |
| Chickens(a) | '000 | 398 869 | 437 865 | 461 040 |
| | | | |
| Meat production (carcass weight) | | | | |
| Beef | '000 t | 2 086 | 2 050 | 2 127 |
| Veal | '000 t | 33 | 28 | 28 |
| Mutton | '000 t | 348 | 244 | 258 |
| Lamb | '000 t | 367 | 382 | 435 |
| Pig meat | '000 t | 365 | 389 | 377 |
| Chicken meat (dressed weight)(a) | '000 t | 619 | 773 | 802 |
| | | | |
| Wool receivals | '000 t | 590 | 473 | 408 |
| | | | |
| Whole milk factory intake | ML | 10 545 | 10 089 | 9 213 |
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ML megalitres
(a) Excludes Tasmania, Northern Territory, and Australian Capital Territory.
Source:
Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0)
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