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Table  464A (Pro., Agr., Live.)
Livestock (1999 - 2008)
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                                   Year                          Item 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007    2008(a)
Cattle                    
Population (x1,000) 1,617 1,557 1,565 1,113 1,139 1,161 1,185 1,215 1,222 1,196
Slaughtered (x1,000) 174 211 201 205 214 207 215 211    n.a.    n.a.
Production of Milk (x million liters) (b) 425 420 424 425 435 444 162 165 169 172
Boffaloes                    
Population (x1,000) 320 305 290 282 280 302 308 314 318 319
Production of Milk (x million liters)  30 30 30 30 30 31 31 32 32 36
Sheep and Goats                    
Population (x1,000) 527 506 504 442 424 417 405 395 404 387
    Sheep 12 11 12 10 9 11 10 13 16 10
    Goats 514 495 493 432 415 404 395 382 388 377
Slaughtered (x1,000) 83 85 79 79 70 72 75 74     n.a.     n.a.
Pigs                    
Population (x1,000) 74 72 68 82 67 79 85 92 94 89.420  
Slaughtered (x1,000) 23 24 27 27 30 29 30 29     n.a.     n.a.
Poultry                    
Population (x1,000) 9,923 10,622 10,667 11,564 9,772 11,041 11,636 13,117 13,779 13,331
Production of Eggs (x1,000) 879,946 922,984 946,057 890,700 884,880 874,596 864,552 901,656 915,600 1,039,813
© 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2010(y)/02(m)/28(d)
Source:  Chief Editor:
Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2009  Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
(b) Census of Agriculture 2002      The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
Key:      (a) Provisional      University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka