Mt An 2 (5-10) Sheep and Goats Death Loss Washington, D.C. Released May 27, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Sheep and Goats Death Loss" call Everett Olbert at 202-720-4751, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. This report provides sheep and lamb losses after docking by predators and detailed breakouts for non-predator causes. Total losses of goats and kids are also provided at the U.S. level. This report is released as a cooperative effort between the National Agricultural Statistics Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Sheep and Lamb Death Losses Sheep and lamb losses from animal predators and non-predator causes in the United States totaled 634,500. Losses of sheep totaled 234,500 head or 37.0 percent of total losses. Lambs losses were 400,000 head or 63.0 percent of the total. Animal predator losses totaled 247,200 head. This represents 39.0 percent of the total losses from all causes and resulted in a loss of $20.5 million to farmers and ranchers. Non-predator losses of sheep and lamb totaled 387,300 or 61.0 percent of the total losses and resulted in a loss of $36.3 million to farmers and ranchers. Harsh conditions during the 2009 winter resulted in weather related problems being the leading cause of non-predator deaths accounting for 21.5 percent. Digestive problems (Enterotoxemia, Internal Parasites, and Other digestive problems) followed for a combined 17.3 percent of non-predator deaths. Goat and Kid Death Losses Goat and Kid losses from all causes totaled 554,000 head in 2009. Diseases and other known causes accounted for 255,000 deaths or 46.0 percent of the total deaths. Predators accounted for 180,000 deaths or 32.5 percent of the total while the remainder of goat and kid losses at 119,000 or 21.5 percent resulted from unknown causes. Special Note Detailed losses by predator type are available for CO, ID, MT, UT, and WY. This information is provided through State level funding. These data can be found by accessing the NASS home page at www.nass.usda.gov and going to the individual State's website. Contents Page Number and Value of Losses of Sheep and Lambs............................ 1 Losses of Sheep and Lambs by Predators................................... 4 Losses of Sheep and Lambs from Non-Predator Causes....................... 5 Losses of Goats and Kids................................................. 12 Reliability of Sheep and Lambs Predator and Non-Predator Loss Estimates.. 13 Information Contacts..................................................... 13 Losses of Sheep and Lambs from Predators: Number of Head and Total Value, United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : % of Total : Total Predator : of Head : Predators : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Percent 1,000 Dollars : Known Predators : 225,300 91.1 18,670 Unknown Predators : 21,900 8.9 1,846 : US : 247,200 100.0 20,516 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses of Sheep and Lambs from Non-Predators: Number of Head and Total Value, United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : % of Total : Total Non-Predator : of Head : Non-Predators : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number Percent 1,000 Dollars : Enterotoxemia : 17,400 4.5 1,310 Parasites : 30,400 7.8 2,838 Other Digestive Problem: 19,300 5.0 1,673 Respiratory Problems : 36,500 9.4 2,944 Metabolic Problems : 2,800 0.7 245 Other Diseases : 13,800 3.6 1,429 Weather Related : 83,300 21.5 6,838 Lambing Problems : 52,900 13.7 4,934 Old Age : 39,300 10.1 5,538 On Their Back : 3,300 0.9 440 Poisoning : 10,100 2.6 1,011 Theft : 1,900 0.5 162 Other Non-Predator : 22,200 5.7 1,955 Unknown Non-Predator : 54,100 14.0 4,986 : US : 387,300 100.0 36,303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses of Sheep and Lambs: By All Causes, Predators and Non-Predators, Number by State and United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Causes : Predators : Non-Predators :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Sheep : Lambs : Sheep : Lambs : Sheep : Lambs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head : AZ : 3,000 4,000 2,000 3,500 1,000 500 CA : 16,000 10,000 6,800 7,000 9,200 3,000 CO : 9,000 17,000 3,500 8,200 5,500 8,800 ID : 7,000 10,000 1,600 5,100 5,400 4,900 IL : 3,000 7,000 300 1,000 2,700 6,000 IN : 2,500 6,000 500 800 2,000 5,200 IA : 9,000 20,000 500 1,400 8,500 18,600 KS : 3,000 7,000 400 1,200 2,600 5,800 KY : 2,000 4,000 200 800 1,800 3,200 MI : 3,000 7,000 200 800 2,800 6,200 MN : 7,000 15,000 700 1,300 6,300 13,700 MO : 2,500 7,500 600 1,400 1,900 6,100 MT : 15,000 20,000 3,400 11,600 11,600 8,400 NE : 3,000 7,000 400 700 2,600 6,300 NV : 5,000 13,000 2,900 10,100 2,100 2,900 N ENG 1/: 1,700 3,000 300 400 1,400 2,600 NM : 10,000 5,000 5,500 3,700 4,500 1,300 NY : 2,000 5,000 400 1,300 1,600 3,700 NC : 1,300 2,000 500 800 800 1,200 ND : 4,000 12,000 500 1,400 3,500 10,600 OH : 7,000 13,000 900 1,600 6,100 11,400 OK : 4,000 7,000 1,400 2,300 2,600 4,700 OR : 8,000 8,000 2,200 5,500 5,800 2,500 PA : 4,000 7,000 900 800 3,100 6,200 SD : 15,000 40,000 1,300 7,100 13,700 32,900 TN : 1,500 3,000 300 800 1,200 2,200 TX : 40,000 62,000 23,000 48,000 17,000 14,000 UT : 13,000 16,000 6,100 12,900 6,900 3,100 VA : 3,000 9,500 800 5,200 2,200 4,300 WA : 2,000 2,000 800 1,100 1,200 900 WV : 1,500 4,000 400 2,300 1,100 1,700 WI : 4,000 10,000 200 1,300 3,800 8,700 WY : 13,000 18,000 2,900 13,300 10,100 4,700 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 9,500 19,000 3,300 6,800 6,200 12,200 : US : 234,500 400,000 75,700 171,500 158,800 228,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MD, MS, NJ, and SC. These states appear in the January Sheep and Goat report as Other States and all losses for this category in this report pertains to these same states. Losses of Sheep and Lambs from Predators and Non-Predators: Total Value per Head and Total Value, by State and United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Value per Head : Total Value : Total Value : : : Predator : Non-Predator : : : Losses : Losses :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Sheep 1/ : Lambs 2/ : Sheep : Lambs : Sheep : Lambs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Dollars -- ------------- 1,000 Dollars ------------- : AZ : 165 58 330 203 165 29 CA : 150 53 1,020 371 1,380 159 CO : 140 89 490 730 770 783 ID : 137 56 219 286 740 274 IL : 203 61 61 61 548 366 IN : 199 63 100 50 398 328 IA : 147 58 74 81 1,250 1,079 KS : 131 57 52 68 341 331 KY : 170 65 34 52 306 208 MI : 164 61 33 49 459 378 MN : 136 60 95 78 857 822 MO : 166 62 100 87 315 378 MT : 115 61 391 708 1,334 512 NE : 129 60 52 42 335 378 NV : 137 64 397 646 288 186 N ENG 3/: 208 78 62 31 291 203 NM : 120 65 660 241 540 85 NY : 163 63 65 82 261 233 NC : 152 67 76 54 122 80 ND : 137 61 69 85 480 647 OH : 189 64 170 102 1,153 730 OK : 161 58 225 133 419 273 OR : 125 56 275 308 725 140 PA : 173 71 156 57 536 440 SD : 129 62 168 440 1,767 2,040 TN : 145 65 44 52 174 143 TX : 98 65 2,254 3,120 1,666 910 UT : 146 60 891 774 1,007 186 VA : 140 68 112 354 308 292 WA : 125 58 100 64 150 52 WV : 140 66 56 152 154 112 WI : 175 56 35 73 665 487 WY : 129 60 374 798 1,303 282 : Oth : Sts 4/ : 128 62 422 422 794 756 : US 5/ : 135 63 9,662 10,854 22,001 14,302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Sheep value per head is based on a two-year straight average of the value of ewes reported in the January 1 Sheep Survey from 2009 to 2010. 2/ Lamb value per head is based on the market year average lamb price. An average lamb weight of 60 pounds was used in all States except Colorado, where a 90 pound average was used. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MD, MS, NJ, and SC. 5/ US value per head is weighted between predator and non-predator losses for sheep and lambs. US value of sheep and lamb losses is the sum of state sheep and lamb losses. Losses of Sheep and Lambs: Number and Percent from Unknown and Known Predators by State and United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Unknown Predators : Known Predators :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : Sheep :Predator: Lambs :Predator: Sheep :Predator: Lambs :Predator -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct : AZ : 100 5.0 1,900 95.0 3,500 100.0 CA : 500 7.4 500 7.1 6,300 92.6 6,500 92.9 CO : 3,500 100.0 8,200 100.0 ID : 100 6.3 200 3.9 1,500 93.8 4,900 96.1 IL : 100 10.0 300 100.0 900 90.0 IN : 100 20.0 400 50.0 400 80.0 400 50.0 IA : 100 20.0 200 14.3 400 80.0 1,200 85.7 KS : 100 25.0 300 25.0 300 75.0 900 75.0 KY : 200 25.0 200 100.0 600 75.0 MI : 100 12.5 200 100.0 700 87.5 MN : 200 15.4 700 100.0 1,100 84.6 MO : 100 7.1 600 100.0 1,300 92.9 MT : 100 2.9 100 0.9 3,300 97.1 11,500 99.1 NE : 100 25.0 200 28.6 300 75.0 500 71.4 NV : 100 3.4 200 2.0 2,800 96.6 9,900 98.0 N ENG 1/: 100 33.3 100 25.0 200 66.7 300 75.0 NM : 100 2.7 5,500 100.0 3,600 97.3 NY : 100 25.0 200 15.4 300 75.0 1,100 84.6 NC : 100 12.5 500 100.0 700 87.5 ND : 100 20.0 100 7.1 400 80.0 1,300 92.9 OH : 200 22.2 300 18.8 700 77.8 1,300 81.3 OK : 400 17.4 1,400 100.0 1,900 82.6 OR : 100 4.5 200 3.6 2,100 95.5 5,300 96.4 PA : 300 33.3 400 50.0 600 66.7 400 50.0 SD : 100 1.4 1,300 100.0 7,000 98.6 TN : 100 33.3 200 66.7 800 100.0 TX : 5,000 21.7 7,000 14.6 18,000 78.3 41,000 85.4 UT : 400 6.6 400 3.1 5,700 93.4 12,500 96.9 VA : 100 12.5 400 7.7 700 87.5 4,800 92.3 WA : 200 25.0 400 36.4 600 75.0 700 63.6 WV : 100 4.3 400 100.0 2,200 95.7 WI : 200 100.0 1,300 100.0 WY : 2,900 100.0 13,300 100.0 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 300 9.1 500 7.4 3,000 90.9 6,300 92.6 : US : 8,300 11.0 13,600 7.9 67,400 89.0 157,900 92.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MD, MS, NJ, and SC. Losses of Sheep and Lambs: Number and Percent from Enterotoxemia and Internal Parasites by State and United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Enterotoxemia 1/ : Internal Parasites 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred: Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct : AZ : 100 10.0 CA : 300 3.3 100 3.3 100 1.1 CO : 100 1.8 1,600 18.2 ID : 500 10.2 IL : 100 3.7 200 3.3 400 14.8 900 15.0 IN : 200 3.8 100 5.0 600 11.5 IA : 100 1.2 1,200 6.5 500 5.9 1,500 8.1 KS : 100 3.8 300 5.2 200 7.7 200 3.4 KY : 100 3.1 500 27.8 1,300 40.6 MI : 200 7.1 300 4.8 300 10.7 800 12.9 MN : 100 1.6 900 6.6 200 3.2 600 4.4 MO : 300 15.8 900 14.8 MT : 100 0.9 500 6.0 200 1.7 200 2.4 NE : 100 3.8 200 3.2 300 11.5 200 3.2 NV : 100 3.4 100 3.4 N ENG 2/: 100 7.1 200 7.7 NM : 200 15.4 NY : 100 2.7 200 12.5 200 5.4 NC : 200 25.0 400 33.3 ND : 200 5.7 200 1.9 100 2.9 100 0.9 OH : 300 2.6 800 13.1 1,100 9.6 OK : 100 2.1 800 30.8 800 17.0 OR : 200 8.0 500 8.6 100 4.0 PA : 100 3.2 100 1.6 500 16.1 400 6.5 SD : 500 3.6 1,700 5.2 100 0.7 700 2.1 TN : 100 8.3 100 4.5 TX : 400 2.4 400 2.9 3,500 20.6 1,700 12.1 UT : 300 9.7 100 1.4 100 3.2 VA : 100 4.5 200 4.7 600 27.3 1,600 37.2 WA : WV : 0.0 100 5.9 100 9.1 400 23.5 WI : 100 2.6 700 8.0 200 5.3 400 4.6 WY : 200 4.3 100 2.1 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 100 1.6 3,400 27.9 1,300 21.0 2,400 19.7 : Unpub 4/: 100 100 : US : 2,900 1.8 14,500 6.3 12,300 7.7 18,100 7.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Unpublished States include IN, NM, NY and OH for sheep only; MO, N ENG, and TN for lambs only; NC for sheep and lambs. 2/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MD, MS, NJ, and SC. 4/ States with values that did not meet publication requirements were combined into the Unpublished States category. Losses of Sheep and Lambs: Number and Percent from Other Digestive and Respiratory Problems by State and United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other Digestive Problems 1/ : Respiratory Problems 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred: Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct : AZ : CA : 1,100 12.0 300 10.0 300 3.3 300 10.0 CO : 300 5.5 900 10.2 400 7.3 3,500 39.8 ID : 200 3.7 500 10.2 400 7.4 300 6.1 IL : 100 3.7 500 8.3 100 3.7 800 13.3 IN : 100 5.0 300 5.8 100 5 600 11.5 IA : 300 3.5 900 4.8 500 5.9 3,200 17.2 KS : 100 3.8 300 5.2 200 7.7 1,100 19.0 KY : 100 5.6 100 5.6 200 6.3 MI : 100 3.6 200 3.2 100 3.6 700 11.3 MN : 200 3.2 500 3.6 500 7.9 2,600 19.0 MO : 500 8.2 100 5.3 800 13.1 MT : 300 2.6 200 2.4 400 3.4 900 10.7 NE : 100 1.6 300 11.5 1,000 15.9 NV : 100 3.4 100 4.8 200 6.9 N ENG 3/: 100 3.8 NM : 100 2.2 NY : 100 6.3 300 8.1 100 6.3 200 5.4 NC : 100 8.3 ND : 100 0.9 300 8.6 700 6.6 OH : 100 1.6 1,000 8.8 600 9.8 1,500 13.2 OK : 100 3.8 100 2.1 100 3.8 900 19.1 OR : 200 3.4 500 20.0 200 3.4 400 16.0 PA : 100 3.2 200 3.2 100 3.2 400 6.5 SD : 100 0.7 1,000 3.0 800 5.8 3,800 11.6 TN : 100 8.3 100 4.5 TX : 600 3.5 2,400 17.1 400 2.4 1,600 11.4 UT : 500 7.2 100 3.2 100 1.4 200 6.5 VA : 400 9.3 100 4.5 100 2.3 WA : 100 8.3 100 11.1 100 11.1 WV : 100 5.9 WI : 300 7.9 1,000 11.5 400 10.5 1,600 18.4 WY : 400 4.0 600 12.8 200 2 200 4.3 : Oth : Sts 4/ : 200 3.2 300 2.5 300 4.8 600 4.9 : Unpub 5/: 100 100 100 : US : 5,800 3.7 13,500 5.9 7,600 4.8 28,900 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Unpublished States include MO, NM, and VA for sheep only; KY, NC, and TN for lambs only. Includes bloat, scours, acidosis, etc. 2/ Unpublished States include N ENG and TN for sheep only. Includes pneumonia, shipping fever, etc. 3/ N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MD, MS, NJ, and SC. 5/ States with values that did not meet publication requirements were combined into the Unpublished States category. Losses of Sheep and Lambs: Number and Percent from Metabolic Problems and Other Diseases by State and United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Metabolic Problems 1/ : Other Diseases 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred: Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct : AZ : CA : 400 4.3 300 10.0 CO : 400 7.3 100 1.1 ID : 500 9.3 500 10.2 IL : 100 3.7 IN : 100 1.9 IA : 100 1.2 300 1.6 900 10.6 100 0.5 KS : 100 1.7 100 3.8 KY : 100 3.1 MI : 100 1.6 100 3.6 700 11.3 MN : 300 4.8 100 0.7 300 4.8 900 6.6 MO : 100 5.3 100 1.6 MT : 100 1.2 800 6.9 100 1.2 NE : 300 4.8 NV : 100 4.8 200 6.9 N ENG 3/: 100 3.8 NM : 600 13.3 NY : 100 2.7 200 12.5 100 2.7 NC : 100 8.3 ND : 100 2.9 100 0.9 OH : 200 1.8 200 3.3 500 4.4 OK : 200 7.7 500 10.6 OR : 300 5.2 100 4.0 PA : 100 3.2 100 1.6 100 3.2 SD : 100 0.3 200 1.5 500 1.5 TN : TX : 800 4.7 200 1.4 UT : 100 1.4 100 3.2 200 2.9 100 3.2 VA : 100 2.3 100 4.5 WA : WV : WI : 400 10.5 WY : 100 2.1 300 3.0 200 4.3 : Oth : Sts 4/ : 100 1.6 100 0.8 200 3.2 200 1.6 : Unpub 5/: 100 100 100 100 : US : 900 0.6 1,900 0.8 7,700 4.8 6,100 2.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Unpublished States include KS, NY, SD, and VA for sheep only; IL, TX, and WI for lambs only. Includes milk fever, twin lamb disease, pregnancy toxemia, etc. 2/ Unpublished States inlcude AZ, IN, NE, TN, ND, and WA for sheep only; IL and PA for lambs only. Includes mastitis, foot rot, boils, etc. 3/ New England includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC. 5/ States with values that did not meet publication requirements were combined into the Unpublished States category. Losses of Sheep and Lambs: Number and Percent from Weather and Lambing Problems by State and United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Weather Related 1/ : Lambing Problems 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred: Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct : AZ : 600 60.0 300 60.0 100 10.0 CA : 100 1.1 200 6.7 900 9.8 CO : 1,200 21.8 900 10.2 800 14.5 ID : 200 3.7 700 14.3 1,000 18.5 IL : 100 3.7 800 13.3 300 11.1 1,300 21.7 IN : 100 5.0 1,300 25.0 300 15.0 1,400 26.9 IA : 300 3.5 2,800 15.1 1,700 20.0 5,200 28.0 KS : 500 19.2 1,300 22.4 300 11.5 900 15.5 KY : 500 27.8 400 12.5 200 11.1 400 12.5 MI : 100 3.6 800 12.9 300 10.7 700 11.3 MN : 100 1.6 2,300 16.8 900 14.3 2,700 19.7 MO : 100 5.3 1,800 29.5 300 15.8 700 11.5 MT : 2,700 23.3 2,400 28.6 700 6.0 NE : 300 11.5 1,100 17.5 300 11.5 1,300 20.6 NV : 300 10.3 300 14.3 N ENG 3/: 100 3.8 800 57.1 1,800 69.2 NM : 1,300 28.9 800 61.5 200 4.4 NY : 400 10.8 200 12.5 2,100 56.8 NC : 100 8.3 100 12.5 100 8.3 ND : 1,600 45.7 7,800 73.6 200 5.7 1,300 12.3 OH : 100 1.6 1,800 15.8 900 14.8 2,500 21.9 OK : 500 10.6 200 7.7 1,300 27.7 OR : 400 6.9 300 12.0 800 13.8 PA : 200 6.5 1,600 25.8 400 12.9 2,000 32.3 SD : 6,600 48.2 19,000 57.8 800 5.8 3,200 9.7 TN : 100 8.3 300 13.6 100 8.3 100 4.5 TX : 2,300 13.5 2,500 17.9 1,500 8.8 UT : 100 1.4 400 12.9 1,000 14.5 VA : 600 14.0 300 13.6 700 16.3 WA : 100 8.3 200 22.2 200 16.7 WV : 400 23.5 200 18.2 200 11.8 WI : 100 2.6 1,300 14.9 700 18.4 1,200 13.8 WY : 4,700 46.5 2,000 42.6 1,600 15.8 : Oth : Sts 4/ : 300 4.8 900 7.4 1,200 19.4 2,000 16.4 : Unpub 5/: 100 : US : 24,900 15.7 58,400 25.6 19,800 12.5 33,100 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Unpublished States include NV, N Eng, VA, and WV for sheep. Includes chilling, drowning, lightning, etc. 2/ Lambs lost due to lambing problems are not applicable for AZ, CA, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, TX, UT, WA, and WY. These States ask lambs lost before and after docking while all other States only ask for lambs lost. Estimates shown here are after docking losses only. Before docking loss estimates are available in state level publications for CO, ID, MT, UT, and WY. 3/ New England includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MD, MS, NJ, and SC. 5/ States with values that did not meet publication requirements were combined into the Unpublished States category. Losses of Sheep and Lambs: Number and Percent from Old Age and Being on Their Back by State and United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Old Age 1/ : On Their Back 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred: Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct : AZ : 100 10.0 CA : 2,600 28.3 100 1.1 CO : 900 16.4 100 1.8 ID : 1,700 31.5 100 1.9 IL : 500 18.5 IN : 1,100 55.0 IA : 2,000 23.5 100 1.2 KS : 600 23.1 100 1.7 KY : 100 5.6 MI : 1,200 42.9 100 3.6 MN : 2,300 36.5 100 1.6 MO : 800 42.1 MT : 2,800 24.1 300 2.6 100 1.2 NE : 600 23.1 NV : 1,300 61.9 100 3.4 N ENG 3/: 300 21.4 NM : 800 17.8 100 2.2 NY : 700 43.8 NC : 200 25.0 ND : 800 22.9 OH : 1,100 18.0 400 6.6 100 0.9 OK : 700 26.9 OR : 1,900 32.8 200 3.4 PA : 800 25.8 100 3.2 SD : 3,200 23.4 200 1.5 TN : 100 8.3 TX : 2,900 17.1 100 0.6 UT : 1,800 26.1 200 2.9 VA : 600 27.3 WA : 400 33.3 WV : 500 45.5 100 9.1 WI : 1,100 28.9 100 2.6 WY : 1,600 15.8 400 4.0 : Oth : Sts 4/ : 1,200 19.4 : Unpub 5/: 100 : US : 39,300 24.7 2,900 1.8 400 0.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not applicable for Lambs. 2/ Unpublished States include KS, NY, and TN for sheep. 3/ New England includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MD, MS, NJ, and SC. 5/ States with values that did not meet publication requirements were combined into the Unpublished States category. Losses of Sheep and Lambs: Number and Percent from Poisoning and Theft by State and United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Poisoning 1/ : Theft :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred: Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct : CA : 200 2.2 CO : 700 12.7 600 6.8 ID : 100 1.9 300 6.1 IL : 200 7.4 IA : 200 2.4 600 3.2 KS : 200 3.4 MI : 200 3.2 MN : 100 1.6 100 0.7 100 0.7 MO : 100 1.6 MT : 400 3.4 200 2.4 NV : 100 4.8 300 10.3 NM : 100 2.2 100 2.2 OK : 100 3.8 OR : 100 1.7 200 3.4 PA : 100 3.2 200 3.2 SD : 100 0.7 100 0.3 100 0.3 TN : 900 40.9 TX : 600 3.5 400 2.9 300 1.8 300 2.1 UT : 1,000 14.5 400 12.9 200 2.9 200 6.5 WY : 700 6.9 600 12.8 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 100 1.6 200 1.6 : Unpub 3/: 100 100 : US : 5,000 3.1 5,100 2.2 800 0.5 1,100 0.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Unpublished States include KS and KY for sheep only; CA, IL, and NY for lambs only; IN for sheep and lambs. Includes nitrate poisoning, noxious feeds, noxious weeds, etc. 2/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MD, MS, NJ, and SC. 3/ States with values that did not meet publication requirements were combined into the Unpublished States category. Losses of Sheep and Lambs: Number and Percent from Other Non-Predators and Unknown Non-Predators by State and United States, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other Non-Predator1/ : Unknown Non-Predator2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- State : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : :% Total : Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred: Sheep :Non-Pred: Lambs :Non-Pred -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct Head Pct : AZ : 100 10.0 200 40.0 CA : 700 7.6 200 6.7 2,400 26.1 1,600 53.3 CO : 300 5.5 600 6.8 300 5.5 600 6.8 ID : 400 7.4 600 12.2 800 14.8 1,500 30.6 IL : 100 3.7 300 5.0 700 25.9 1,200 20.0 IN : 100 5.0 400 7.7 100 5.0 300 5.8 IA : 800 9.4 1,200 6.5 1,000 11.8 1,600 8.6 KS : 100 1.7 500 19.2 1,200 20.7 KY : 100 5.6 100 3.1 200 11.1 600 18.8 MI : 100 3.6 900 14.5 200 7.1 800 12.9 MN : 300 4.8 1,000 7.3 900 14.3 1,900 13.9 MO : 600 9.8 200 10.5 600 9.8 MT : 100 0.9 300 3.6 2,800 24.1 3,400 40.5 NE : 100 3.8 100 1.6 600 23.1 2,000 31.7 NV : 200 9.5 1,500 51.7 N ENG 3/: 200 14.3 300 11.5 NM : 200 4.4 100 7.7 1,000 22.2 200 15.4 NY : 100 2.7 100 6.3 100 2.7 NC : 100 8.3 300 37.5 300 25.0 ND : 100 0.9 200 5.7 200 1.9 OH : 1,000 16.4 1,200 10.5 900 14.8 1,200 10.5 OK : 100 2.1 400 15.4 400 8.5 OR : 600 10.3 300 12.0 400 6.9 600 24.0 PA : 100 3.2 200 3.2 400 12.9 1,000 16.1 SD : 300 2.2 1,100 3.3 800 5.8 1,600 4.9 TN : 200 9.1 700 58.3 500 22.7 TX : 600 3.5 1,900 13.6 3,000 17.6 2,600 18.6 UT : 300 4.3 300 9.7 1,300 18.8 900 29.0 VA : 100 4.5 200 4.7 300 13.6 400 9.3 WA : 100 8.3 300 25.0 500 55.6 WV : 100 9.1 100 5.9 100 9.1 400 23.5 WI : 100 2.6 1,600 18.4 300 7.9 900 10.3 WY : 100 1.0 400 8.5 100 1.0 300 6.4 : Oth : Sts 4/ : 200 3.2 800 6.6 200 3.2 700 5.7 : Unpub 5/: 100 : US : 6,900 4.3 15,300 6.7 22,000 13.9 32,100 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Unpublished States include N ENG and WA for sheep. Includes accidents, fire, starvation, dehydration, etc. 2/ Exact cause of death is unidentifiable. 3/ New England includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 4/ Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MD, MS, NJ, and SC. 5/ States with values that did not meet publication requirements were combined into the Unpublished States category. Losses of All Goats: Number by Predators, Diseases or Other Known Causes, Unknown Causes, and Total Value, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Losses : Total Value Item :----------------------------------------------------------- : Goats : Kids : All Goat Losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- Head ---------- 1,000 Dollars : Predator : 60,000 120,000 18,720 : Diseases and : Other Known Causes : 80,000 175,000 26,520 : Unknown Causes : 41,000 78,000 12,376 : Total : 181,000 373,000 57,616 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Goat value per head is based on a two-year straight average, using Texas data, of the value of all goats reported in the January 1 Sheep and Goat Survey from 2009 to 2010. Reliability of Sheep and Goat Predator and Non-Predator Loss Estimates Survey Procedures: A random sample of U.S. producers was surveyed to provide data for these estimates. Survey procedures ensured that all sheep producers, regardless of size, had a chance to be included in the survey. Large producers were sampled more heavily than small operations. About 23,000 operators were contacted during the first half of January by mail, telephone and face-to-face personal interview. Estimation Procedures: Total death losses from all causes for sheep and lambs were as reported in "Meat Animals, Production, Disposition, and Income - 2009" (released April 29, 2010). In setting the predator and non-predator loss estimates, first total predator and non-predator losses were estimated as a percent of total losses, then specific predator and non-predator losses were estimated as a percent of total predator and non-predator losses. 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