Smallest UK cattle herd in seven years
11/04/2012
Between December 2010 and December 2011, there was a decline of 2.2% in the country’s cattle population to 9.7 million head. This is the lowest end-of-year figure since 2005.
Industry sources have said the fall in cattle numbers is because of high production costs, particularly in relation to animal feed, but also to a decline in domestic sales of beef.
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