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Wales Dairy Cow Numbers
Published 14 December 11
Wales Dairy Cow Numbers
- Dairy cow numbers in Wales fell only slightly between 2009 and 2010, there are now 220,322 dairy cows in Wales, a fall of less than one percent
- The number of dairy cows in Wales has fallen by 18.4% (49,656) in the last ten years.
The number of dairy cows in Wales fell by less than one percent between 2009 and 2010 to 220,322.
The number of dairy cows has fallen consistently over the last eight years, with a fall of 47,818 cows (17.8%). There was a slight rise in Welsh cow numbers between 2002 and 2003, rising by 0.2% (403), before the continual year-on-year falls began.
For more information on UK cow numbers click here.
|
Head |
Dairy cow numbers |
|
2000 |
268,591 |
|
2001 |
269,978 |
|
2002 |
267,737 |
|
2003 |
268,140 |
|
2004 |
244,776 |
|
2005 |
238,386 |
|
2006 |
236,822 |
|
2007 |
234,081 |
|
2008 |
228,614 |
|
2009 |
221,440 |
|
2010 |
221,340 |
|
2011 |
220,322* |
*Provisional
Source: Defra
