Table 2 Domestic animals. 1997-2006*.

Agricultural area and livestock

2	Domestic animals. 1997-2006*¹

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006*


Horses	22 009	23 991	25 716	27 314	28 399	29 089	28 051	28 678	29 329	30 518
Cattle	1 015 430	1 031 223	1 032 033	986 953	973 123	955 215	953 393	940 436	932 583	918 637
Cows	342 634	346 155	349 484	342 059	334 981	329 547	329 427	324 992	320 617	317 848
Dairy cows	314 220	314 250	312 824	297 679	289 155	281 502	278 137	272 005	265 201	259 070
Beef cows	28 414	31 905	36 660	44 380	45 826	48 045	51 290	52 987	55 416	58 778
Sheep 1 year and over	..	..	949 047	961 012	983 367	973 424	959 915	948 040	946 752	919 713
Dairy goats	55 331	53 385	51 744	50 297	47 784	46 420	45 333	44 757	44 409	42 451
Pigs for breeding	90 593	89 350	99 295	89 988	89 772	88 395	93 835	99 965	98 597	101 122
Laying hens	3 127 280	3 134 981	3 139 858	3 251 444	3 126 944	3 137 661	3 226 593	3 475 868	3 354 250	3 262 697

¹	Comprises those who applied for governmental production subsidies.

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