New Zealand sheep are at their lowest level in 44 years
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Last Update: 2001-08-03
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Introduction: due to the dry climate, the number of sheep in New Zealand has dropped to the lowest level in 44 years New Zealand has an estimated 43.8 million sheep as of July 1, according to figures released by the New Zealand meat and wool economic service A year ago, the number of sheep in New Zealand was 45.4 million, a decrease of 3.6% The mourborough Canterbury area is one of the main herding areas in the South Island of New Zealand, which is most seriously affected by the arid climate In the past year, the number of sheep in this area has decreased by 10% Further south, the number of sheep in Otago decreased by 2.5% The loss of most of the country's shepherd areas is about 1% Then, over the past year, New Zealand's cattle have increased by 3%, with an estimated 4.81 million now, equivalent to 1997 levels The increase in cattle numbers is due to the fact that most of New Zealand's cattle herding areas are not in severe areas affected by the arid climate According to the latest figures released by the statistics agency of the New Zealand government, there are currently 3.84 million long-term residents in New Zealand That is to say, at present, each new Zealander has 11.4 sheep and 1.25 cattle on average (author:) share to feed Weibo share to:
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