The number of livestock per hectare in Canterbury surged 42 per cent in the past 15 years as farms were converted from sheep to dairying, Stats NZ says.
DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF The number of dairy cows in Canterbury has more than doubled since 2003.

The change reflected an increase in cattle numbers in Canterbury and a significant drop in the amount of land used for livestock in the region since 2003.
“There are more animals on less pastoral or grazing land,” agricultural production statistics manager Stuart Pitts said.
Although the region had traditionally been known for sheep farming, the livestock mix had changed and there were now far fewer sheep and many more dairy cows in Canterbury, he said.

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