Sheep and dairy cow numbers rise
NEW ZEALAND - Sheep and dairy cattle numbers have increased since last year, while beef cattle numbers have stayed much the same and the farmed deer population has fallen.
13 December 2006
1 minute read
It says sheep numbers topped 40 million at the end of June this year - the first time they've increased two years in a row since they started declining from their peak of more than 70 million in the early 1980s.
The number of lambs tailed increased 2% to almost 34 million. Dairy cow numbers rose by 3% to more than five million. Deer numbers fell by 6% to 1.6 million, reflecting depressed returns in the industry.
Source: Radio New Zealand
