date:Apr 25, 2014
tle on all types of farms at the beginning of April, or 2.3 per cent less than at the same period last year.
This figure includes 8.7 million cows, which represents a decrease of 2.5 per cent.
The number of pigs remained at the same level as the first quarter of last year, at 19.9 million head.
The number of sheep and goats in agricultural enterprises increased by 0.7 per cent to 25.1 million head, while the number of poultry increased by 2.7 per cent to 417.1 million.