Population
The world cattle population is estimated to be about 1.3 billion. The following table shows the cattle population in 2009
Africa has about 20,000,000 head of cattle, many of which are raised in traditional ways and serve partly as tokens of their owner's wealth.
| Region | Cattle population |
|---|---|
| India | 281,700,000 |
| Brazil | 187,087,000 |
| China | 139,721,000 |
| US | 96,669,000 |
| EU-27 | 87,650,000 |
| Argentina | 51,062,000 |
| Australia | 29,202,000 |
| Mexico | 26,489,000 |
| Russian Federation | 18,370,000 |
| South Africa | 14,187,000 |
| Canada | 13,945,000 |
| Other | 49,756,000 |
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