7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2003-04

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The climate, terrain and vegetation of NSW are well suited for breeding and grazing of livestock. Sheep grazing continues to be the main livestock activity across the state while beef cattle are found in all Statistical Divisions (SDs). Dairying is predominantly located along the coastal fringes of the state; pigs are mainly raised in the Murray, South Eastern and Richmond-Tweed SDs.

LIVESTOCK NUMBERS, NSW, at 30 June


	Meat cattle '000	Milk cattle(a) '000	Sheep & lambs '000	Pigs '000

1997(b)	6,118	393	42,388	729
2001	5,786	428	40,887	845
2002	5,593	428	38,491	833
2003	5,419	398	33,706	729
2004	5,416	400	35,227	624

(a) Excluding house cows.
(b) At 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

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