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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 29 MAY, 2009

NUMBER: 1.1.11.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, 2008

 

In 2008, as compared to 2007, the increase of cattle was by 7% and of sheep by 26% higher, while the increase of pigs was by 6% and of goats by 10% lower. The increase of poultry remained at the level of the previous year.

 

The production of cows' milk decreased by 4% and of sheep's milk by 9%, while the production of goats' milk increased by 19%.

 

The production of wool decreased by 6% and of eggs by 2%, while the production of honey increased by 3%, as compared to the last year.

 

 

1.   LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, 2008

 

Unit of
measure

Total

Indices

2008.

2007.

Production in 2007

Production in 2008

 

 

 

 

 

Increase of cattle

t

75 071

80 077

107

Increase of pigs

t

179 579

168 158

94

Increase of sheep

t

9 540

10 739

126

Increase of goats

t

2 003

1 794

90

Increase of poultry

t

133 240

132 738

100

Cows’ milk

 ‘000 l

834 231

801 630

96

Sheep’s milk

'000 l

6 360

7 573

119

Goats’ milk

'000 l

15 248

13 814

91

Wool

t

610

575

94

Eggs

'000 p/st

803 765

787 305

98

Honey

t

 2 638

2 714

103

 

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Sources and collecting methods

 

Data on the number of livestock and poultry are collected separately for legal entities, and for private family farms.

 

 

Data collected on these farms include data on the number and weight of livestock and poultry, balance of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry, milk production (cows’, sheep’s and goats’), wool and eggs.

 

Data on legal entities were collected on reports submitted to the Central Bureau of Statistics by postal service, while data on private family farms were collected by using the interview method on a selected sample.

 

The sample for private family farms was selected out of the basic set on the basis of the 2003 Agricultural Census and is completely random; it  was conditioned only by a criterion that at least 3 households had to be located in the same settlement. The sample consisted of 21 county samples and the basic set comprised all private family farms.

 

The sample size was affected by financial means allocated in the Budget of the Republic of Croatia for 2006 and the share of private family farms in particular counties. The sample included approximately 9 000 households.

 

For each county, the sample was selected on the basis of the analysis of five sizes: cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry.

 

When necessary, corrections were done on the basis of all available data, as was the case of the production of milk and eggs and the total slaughtering of the livestock.

 

Elements used in the calculation of the livestock production are obtained through surveys (PO-51-2a and PO-51-2b forms), because they contain questions on the weight of the livestock and poultry as well as on the production of milk, eggs and wool, data on import and export and on slaughtering of the livestock and poultry.

 

Coverage and comparability

 

Reporting units for legal entities are classified according to the NKD 2002. into section A Agriculture, hunting and forestry, classes 01.2 and 01.3. The reports are also submitted by the units classified elsewhere if they are engaged in the breeding of livestock and poultry. The coverage for legal entities is selective (those employing 10 or more persons).

 

Reporting units for the Survey on Livestock Production on Agricultural Farms are private family farms engaged in the breeding of livestock and poultry.

 

Definitions

 

Increase of cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry is calculated by adding the difference in the weight of export and import to the weight of the slaughtered livestock and the difference of the weight of the herd at the end and at the beginning of a reference period.

 

Milk. The production of cows’, sheep’s and goats’ milk in legal entities as well as on private family farms is presented. The total milked quantity in a reference period is presented, irrespective of the way of milking.

 

Trimmed wool. The quantities of trimmed (clipped) wool from the grown up and young sheep (matted wool and cropped wool) are reported as the raw wool.

 

Egg production. Data for the total number of laid eggs by all categories of hens (eggs for setting and eggs for human consumption) are reported.

 

Honey production. Data on honey production are taken over from the administrative source (the Croatian Agricultural Agency) and refer to quantities recorded within the purchasing system.

 

Abbreviations

 

l                       litre

NKD 2002.    National Classification of Activities, 2002 version

p/st                  pieces/sticks

t                       tonne

'000                thousand