sheep industry trends by keith vander velde uw extension livestock specialist
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Sheep Industry Trends
By
Keith Vander VeldeUW Extension Livestock
Specialist
Waushara
Green Lake
MarquetteAdams
Juneau
Wood
Portage
Central
Agricultural
Specialization
Wisconsin
National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
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Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at [email protected] Phone the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.
National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
Review the data for this chart (ASCII).
Go To: [ NASS Home Page | ERS Home Page | USDA Home Page ]
Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at [email protected] Phone the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.
National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
Review the data for this chart (ASCII).
Go To: [ NASS Home Page | ERS Home Page | USDA Home Page ]
Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at [email protected] Phone the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.
Sheep Industry Trends
1. Total Inventory at 7.03 million
2. 3% decline from previous year
3. Breeding herd at 5.16 million(3% decline)
4. Lambing rate in 1999 was 109/100 ewes
5. Operations with lambs down 3% to 66,800
Wisconsin Sheep Industry Trends
• No increase in ewe numbers
• Lambing rate of 140 %
• 4% increase in lamb crop in 1999
• 2,200 sheep producers in 1999