Sheep in New Zealand
By type, as at June 2022, thousands of livestock
Category | Number of livestock |
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Rams (2 tooth and over) | 256,704 |
Ewes (2 tooth and over) put to ram | 15,476,493 |
Ewes (2 tooth and over) dry - not put to ram | 350,753 |
Ewe lambs & ewe hoggets put to ram | 1,825,366 |
Ewe lambs & ewe hoggets dry - not put to ram | 4,176,286 |
Wethers (2 tooth and over) | 245,611 |
Ram and wether lambs and wether hoggets | 3,002,349 |
Dairy sheep primarily for milk | 43,302 |