7123.5.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Western Australia, 2004-05  
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In the southern areas of the state, livestock are usually raised in conjunction with grain growing, while in the north, livestock are generally grazed on large specialist 'stations'.

LIVESTOCK NUMBERS, Western Australia, at 30 June
Meat
cattle
'000
Sheep &
lambs
'000

Pigs
'000
2001
2,001
23,129
286
2002
1,980
23,063
361
2003
1,815
23,887
309
2004
1,962
25,063
291
2005
2,011
25,592
266
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).




This section contains the following subsection :
      Meat cattle
      Sheep and lambs
      Pigs

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