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Livestock Industry

Written question asked by James Paice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 May 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 April 2007. It was answered by Barry Gardiner (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 May 2007 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average (a) dairy herd and (b) beef herd size was in (i) the UK, (ii) England and Wales and (iii) each county in each year since 1997.

Answer

The following tables show the average size of dairy and beef herds in England by county for 2002 to 2006. These are the figures which are most readily available. Figures for Wales fall under the jurisdiction of the devolved authority.

(a) Average dairy herd size in England by county
Average dairy cows per herd
20022003200420052006
Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees889188¹—¹—
South Teesside5659596452
Darlington85¹—88¹—87
Durham CC6260575457
Northumberland8790898476
Tyneside¹—¹—57¹—¹—
Sunderland¹—¹—¹—00
West Cumbria8282808285
East Cumbria8385848485
Halton and Warrington¹—107104¹—¹—
Cheshire CC111116114115113
Greater Manchester South6670726562
Greater Manchester North5961596165
Blackburn with Darwen54¹—54¹—56
Blackpool0000¹—
Lancashire CC8284848585
East Merseyside¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Liverpool¹—¹—¹—¹—0
Sefton¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Wirral124¹—128¹—126
Kingston upon Hull, City of¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
East Riding of Yorkshire68¹—66¹—63
North And North East Lincolnshire¹—¹—28¹—¹—
York627265¹—67
North Yorkshire CC7477787877
Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham7374717274
Sheffield58¹—58¹—62
Bradford63¹—63¹—67
Leeds63¹—72¹—73
Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield6066686866
Derby¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
East Derbyshire5757595552
South and West Derbyshire7678787676
Nottingham00000
North Nottinghamshire9095968991
South Nottinghamshire¹—¹—81¹—93
Leicester¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Leicestershire CC and Rutland96102979290
Northamptonshire9293868479
Lincolnshire8388858079
Herefordshire, County of81¹—85¹—77
Worcestershire77¹—807680
Warwickshire7575727068
Telford and Wrekin101¹—104¹—107
Shropshire CC9295969596
Stoke-on-Trent¹—¹—¹—¹—57
Staffordshire CC8386878587
Birmingham¹—¹—20¹—¹—
Solihull97¹—88¹—87
Coventry¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Dudley and Sandwell¹—¹—29¹—40
Walsall and Wolverhampton¹—¹—¹—00
Peterborough¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Cambridgeshire CC5756605055
Norfolk8285848376
Suffolk7472686155
Luton¹—¹—¹—¹—0
Bedfordshire CC6774727769
Hertfordshire7870655359
Southend-on-Sea00000
Thurrock¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Essex CC8490818078
Inner London-West00000
Inner London-East¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Outer London—East and North East000¹—¹—
Outer London—South¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Outer London—West and North West88¹—79¹—90
Berkshire124130128122121
Milton Keynes¹—¹—96¹—80
Buckinghamshire CC1031071089892
Oxfordshire10210810810392
Brighton and Hove¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
East Sussex CC9088837978
Surrey961031049392
West Sussex109113111113112
Portsmouth0000¹—
Southampton000¹—¹—
Hampshire CC100103105106102
Isle of Wight82¹—81¹—80
Medway¹—¹—0¹—0
Kent CC9197918691
Bristol, City of0000¹—
North and N E Somerset, South Gloucester9194939594
Gloucestershire9093919390
Swindon103¹—99¹—92
Wiltshire CC105107106107106
Bournemouth and Poole0¹—¹—¹—¹—
Dorset CC113116114114113
Somerset99103102102103
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly7579787677
Plymouth¹—¹—¹—¹—0
Torbay¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Devon CC8083828283
England8790888887
¹ Suppressed to prevent disclosure of information about individual holdings. Data for 2002, 2003 and 2005 are complied from a large published datasets; these are treated each year to ensure confidentiality across every geographical level from country to ward hence the differing pattern of suppression in those years.
Notes:
1. Dairy/beef cows are any cows or heifers that have calved including cull cows. Dairy and beef herd replacements are not included nor are cattle intended for slaughter.
2. Some holdings may have both dairy and beef cows and will therefore be included in the holding counts of both categories.
3. Estimates have been made for holdings not responding or not selected for the survey.
Source:
June Agricultural Survey
(b) Average beef herd size in England by county
Average dairy beef per herd
20022003200420052006
Hartlepool and Stockton-On-Tees¹—2120¹—24
South Teesside3235313231
Darlington22¹—24¹—24
Durham CC3233333231
Northumberland5859585653
Tyneside30¹—36¹—34
Sunderland¹—¹—32¹—27
West Cumbria2527282929
East Cumbria2829293029
Halton and Warrington15¹—16¹—18
Cheshire CC1618181817
Greater Manchester South1415141519
Greater Manchester North1618181918
Blackburn with Darwen14¹—14¹—19
Blackpool¹—0000
Lancashire CC2022222221
East Merseyside¹—¹—29¹—40
Liverpool¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Sefton¹—¹—38¹—¹—
Wirral13¹—17¹—16
Kingston upon Hull, City of¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
East Riding of Yorkshire29¹—30¹—30
North and North East Lincolnshire23¹—24¹—23
York¹—¹—25¹—¹—
North Yorkshire CC2729282828
Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham2223222122
Sheffield26¹—27¹—27
Bradford19¹—20¹—21
Leeds21¹—23¹—25
Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield1819181820
Derby¹—¹—14¹—¹—
East Derbyshire1618181818
South and West Derbyshire2325242425
Nottingham¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
North Nottinghamshire2425252424
South Nottinghamshire19¹—20¹—20
Leicester¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Leicestershire CC and Rutland2425252525
Northamptonshire3134333233
Lincolnshire3234333332
Herefordshire, County of24¹—25¹—24
Worcestershire18¹—181818
Warwickshire2223232323
Telford and Wrekin19¹—20¹—23
Shropshire CC2628272625
Stoke-on-Trent¹—¹—10¹—30
Staffordshire CC1719181819
Birmingham¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Solihull23¹—24¹—25
Coventry¹—¹—17¹—36
Dudley and Sandwell9¹—11¹—¹—
Walsall and Wolverhampton17¹—24¹—21
Peterborough¹—¹—18¹—¹—
Cambridgeshire CC2628272828
Norfolk3233323334
Suffolk2525252423
Luton¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Bedfordshire CC1920181819
Hertfordshire2931303227
Southend-On-Sea00000
Thurrock32¹—32¹—37
Essex CC2023232322
Inner London-West0¹—¹—¹—0
Inner London—East¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Outer London—East and North East27¹—29¹—32
Outer London—South22¹—25¹—15
Outer London—West and North West26¹—28¹—20
Berkshire2528272728
Milton Keynes15¹—18¹—18
Buckinghamshire CC3537363434
Oxfordshire2830303031
Brighton and Hove¹—¹—129¹—¹—
East Sussex CC2123222323
Surrey2324232324
West Sussex2428293029
Portsmouth0000¹—
Southampton¹—¹—¹—¹—¹—
Hampshire CC2324242423
Isle of Wight23¹—24¹—23
Medway¹—¹—86¹—93
Kent CC2324232424
Bristol, City of¹—¹—3¹—11
North and N E Somerset, South Gloucester1718181919
Gloucestershire2224242424
Swindon18¹—18¹—17
Wiltshire CC3233343533
Bournemouth and Poole¹—¹—14¹—11
Dorset CC1922222223
Somerset2326252525
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly2325252424
Plymouth22¹—24¹—50
Torbay¹—¹—29¹—34
Devon CC2426252525
England2527262626
¹ Suppressed to prevent disclosure of information about individual holdings. Data for 2002, 2003 and 2005 are complied from a large published datasets; these are treated each year to ensure confidentiality across every geographical level from country to ward hence the differing pattern of suppression in those years.
Notes:
1. Dairy/beef cows are any cows or heifers that have calved including cull cows. Dairy and beef herd replacements are not included nor are cattle intended for slaughter.
2. Some holdings may have both dairy and beef cows and will therefore be included in the holding counts of both categories.
3. Estimates have been made for holdings not responding or not selected for the survey.
Source:
June Agricultural Survey

Type
Written question
Reference
135237; 460 c38-43W;460 c39-44W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Cattle
Livestock
Livestock industry
Link
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