Table
| 2017 | Per cent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2017 | 2008 - 2017 | ||
| Holdings keeping domestic animals | 28 012 | -1.3 | -16.5 |
| Dairy cow | 222 441 | -1.9 | -15.1 |
| Beef cow | 82 389 | 8.2 | 50.8 |
| Sheep | 1 129 361 | 3.1 | 10.0 |
| Dairy goat | 34 507 | 2.8 | -10.2 |
| Pigs for breeding | 89 138 | -3.8 | -8.4 |
| Laying hens | 4 355 405 | -0.8 | 21.0 |
| Chicks for slaughtering | 65 516 879 | 3.5 | 29.3 |