According to the data presented in this statistical release, in the Republic of Serbia, as of December 1st 2018 and relative to the previous results, total number of sheep increased by 0.4%, and of goats by 7.3%, while total number of cattle decreased by 2.3%, of pigs by 4.1% and of poultry by 0.7%.

Cattle breeding is the most frequent in Region Šumadije i Zapadne Srbije (46.7%), in relation to total number of cattle on the territory of the Republic of Serbia and pigs raising is the most common in Region
Vojvodine (44.3%).

Compared to ten-annual average (2008-2017), total number of cattle decreased by 6.5%, of pigs by 14.7%, of goats by 14.2% and of poultry by 11.1%, while total number of sheep increased by 5.6%.

Final data on livestock number, by types and categories, as well as data on livestock balance and livestock production will be published in April of the current year.