7111.0 - Principal Agricultural Commodities, Australia, Preliminary, 2008-09

2 LIVESTOCK NUMBERS(a) - Year ended 30 June

	Aust.			2009
	2007	2008	2009	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
MILK CATTLE ('000)

Cows in milk and dry	1 796	1 640	1 645	198	1 044	^92	^110	49	152	** -	-
All other milk cattle	868	897	903	115	551	^62	^60	^43	73	** -	-
Total	2 663	2 537	2 548	313	1 594	^154	^170	92	225	** -	-
MEAT CATTLE ('000)

Bulls and bull calves intended for breeding	767	na	674	143	^94	290	^36	45	12	54	-
Other calves	5 528	na	5 454	1 314	623	2 272	285	547	110	303	^1
Cows and heifers one year and over	12 800	13 472	12 447	2 841	1 071	5 646	568	1 068	188	1 060	4
All other meat cattle	6 277	na	5 883	1 139	401	3 398	193	337	94	321	^1
Total	25 373	24 784	24 459	5 437	2 188	11 606	1 082	1 997	404	174	6
SHEEP AND LAMBS ('000)

Sheep (excluding lambs)	62 291	na	51 906	18 016	10 694	3 123	6 990	11 514	1 527	** -	^42
Lambs under one year	23 420	na	19 664	7 011	4 092	^978	3 070	4 001	500	-	^13
Total	85 711	76 938	71 564	25 021	14 785	4 100	10 060	15 516	2 027	** -	^55
LAMBING

Lambs marked ('000)	34 064	na	31 976	11 200	6 880	^1 270	4 664	7 052	888	-	^22
Ewes mated to produce lambs ('000)	41 518	na	37 738	13 235	7 672	1 778	5 246	8 735	1 046	-	^26
Proportion of lambs marked to ewes mated (%)	82	na	85	85	90	71	89	81	85	-	85
Ewes expected to lamb ('000)(b)	42 028	na	38 308	13 523	7 801	^2 096	5 458	8 290	1 114	-	^25
PIGS ('000)

Breeding boars	11	na	9	^2	^2	^2	^1	1	* -	-	-
Breeding sows	286	263	241	63	56	54	43	25	^2	-	-
Gilts intended for breeding	54	na	35	^7	^13	^7	^5	^4	^ -	-	-
All other pigs	2 254	2 148	1 951	484	348	567	324	216	^12	* -	-
Total	2 605	2 411	2 236	556	418	630	373	246	^14	* -	-

^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available
(a) Data for 2009 are preliminary and may be subject to revision.
(b) Forecast made at the beginning of each season.

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