Global Livestock Demographics

Extracted 27JUL2011 from http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/global-livestock-counts?fsr.../tw/te/dc/countingchickens

China’s vast appetite helps make it the world leader in the number of chickens, pigs and sheep, whereas beef-loving Brazil and cow-revering India have the greatest number of cattle. Expressed as livestock per person, New Zealand lives up to its reputation as the world’s most productive shepherd, with 7.5 sheep for each New Zealander.

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