Cow numbers have increased at 177,949, up 1611 head, making the average herd size 213 – a rise of four. Ayrshire boasts the most herds at 213 and the second highest number of cows at 35,848, while ...

Scottish Dairy Cattle Association (SDCA) Thirty-three dairy farmers quit the Scottish dairy farming sector in the first six months of 2017, figures show.

IN the latest six-monthly statistics to July 1, published by the Scottish Dairy Cattle Association (SDCA), while the total number of dairy herds in Scotland has remained static at 974, cow numbers ...

Despite the challenges of labour shortages and the rising costs of fertiliser, fuel and energy, confidence remains within Scotland’s dairy sector according to new figures released yesterday.

In the last decade, the number of herds for milk production has shrunk by about a quarter - 23.7 per cent - according to figures released this month from the Scottish Dairy Cattle Association (SDCA).

Overall, there are 1.5 billion cattle in the world, an estimated 270 million of which are dairy cows. In 2022, the global dairy industry was worth just under $900 billion.

Scottish farmers have scored a major policy win as the government firmly rejects calls to slash livestock numbers in pursuit ...

The survey found that 19% of Scottish dairy farmers housed their cows all year round, while 68% thought cows should graze for at least part of the year. More than half (51%) agreed that animal ...

DAIRY cattle numbers in Scotland are on the rise with a notable increase of over a thousand in the first six months of 2018, with the total now sitting at 179,931. According to the secretary of the ...

Scotland's government said on Thursday that a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, had been discovered on a farm in Aberdeenshire, the first in Britain since 2015.