7123.5.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Western Australia, 2003-04  
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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

1997(a)
1,787
27,821
297
2001
2,001
23,129
286
2002
1,980
23,063
361
2003
1,815
23,887
309
2004
1,962
25,063
291

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




This section contains the following subsection :
        Pigs
        Sheep and Lambs
        Meat Cattle

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