7215.0 - Livestock Products, Australia, Dec 2008 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/02/2009   
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LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTERED TREND


CATTLE (EXCLUDING CALVES)

Graph: Cattle (excluding calves)

The trend estimate for the number of cattle (excluding calves) slaughtered increased by 1% to 2 million.


CALVES
Graph: Calves

The trend estimate for the number of calves slaughtered in the December quarter 2008 decreased by 1% to 200 thousand.


SHEEP AND LAMBS
Graph 3
Graph: Graph 3


In the December quarter 2008, the trend estimate for the number of sheep slaughtered decreased by 3% to 2.9 million. The trend estimate for the number of lambs slaughtered increased by 3% for the December quarter 2008 to 5.2 million.


PIGS
Graph: Pigs

The trend estimate for the number of pigs slaughtered in the December quarter 2008 fell by 3% to 1.1 million.