Sharp sheep and goat decline in Saudi Arabia
15/12/2011
In 2006, there were almost 19 million head of livestock in Saudi Arabia but by 2010 this total had fallen to just over 14 million.
A recent report from the country's central bank broke down the 2010 figure as just over 9 million sheep, 3.8 million goats, 810,000 camels and 345,000 cows. It is the figures for sheep and goats that have shown the sharpest decline since 2006, falling by 25% and 32.5% respectively.
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