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Scottish dairy herd numbers drop

Aberdeen saw the biggest drop, losing 11 herds in 2020

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
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Scottish dairy herd numbers drop

Aberdeen saw the biggest drop, losing 11 herds in 2020 Eleven dairy herds were lost in Aberdeen last year after the closure of Muller's Aberdeen plant. Cow numbers and dairy herds both dropped across...

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