Sheep and lamb numbers down in the US

10/02/2014
Official figures from the US Department of Agriculture show that, at the start of January 2014, the US had a sheep and lamb herd of 5.2 million head, 2% down on the herd-size at the same time last year.

Total slaughter of sheep and lamb in 2013 was just under 3.4 million head. This, too, represents a decline of 2% on the previous year.