Table 1.

Livestock mid-year populations (agricultural sample survey), 1000 heads

Year	Livestock species
	Cattle	Sheep	Goats
1995/96	31,756	12,799	9,969
1996/97	33,083	13,465	10,413
1997/98	35,372	13,428	10,460
1998/99	35,095	12,236	9,544
1999/00	33,075	10,951	8,592
2000/01	35,383	11,438	9,621
2003/04	38,103	16,575	13,835
2004/05	38,749	18,075	14,859
2005/06	40,380	20,734	16,364
2006/07	43,007	23,617	18,423
2007/08	47,571	26,117	21,709
2008/09	49,298	25,017	21,884
2009/10	50,884	25,980	21,961
2010/11	53,382	25,509	22,787
2012/13	53,990	25,489	24,061