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Summary

The ongoing decrease in number of cattle has stopped until December 2004 where the number of was estimated to 1 561 600, almost as high as in December 2003. For most types of animals the number are about the same as in December 2003, however the number of dairy cows and heifers aged between 1 and 2 years are estimated to be a little less than in December 2003. At the same time other cows are estimated to have increased.

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1. Number of cattle in December 2002, 2003 and 2004