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3. State distribution of mares covered
Covering
Season
NSW VIC QLD WA
SA TAS
ACT
NT Total
2015
9,181
4,920 2,690 1,512
624
351
-
2 19,280
2014
9,502 4,763 2,456
1,715
644
288
-
1
19,369
Variance
-321
+157
+234
-203
-20
+63
-
+1
-89
OWNERS AND BREEDERS
SERVICES
continued
2. Number of mares covered
2015
Covering Season
2014
Covering Season Variance
19,280
19,369
-89 (-0.46%)
1. Number of stallions standing
2015
Covering Season
2014
Covering Season Variance
628
665
-37 (-5.89%)
Jacqueline Stewart
Owner and Breeders Services Manager (Keeper of the Stud Book)
The 2016 foal crop has been estimated to be 13,600 a decrease of 0.12% of the 2015 foal crop estimate of 13,616,
which is a marginal decrease in the context of the current economic conditions and worldwide trends.
State distribution of 2015 born foals
NSW VIC QLD WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
Total
Foals
5,806 3,067
1,968 1,213
567
240
9
1
12,871
%
45% 24% 15% 9%
5%
2%
0%
0% 100%
BREEDING
The 2015 foal crop is estimated to increase to 13,616 foals with late mare returns submitted from the current number
of 12,871, a decrease of 3.3% from the previous seasons foal crop.
In the 2015 covering season, 19,280 mares had recorded coverings by 628 stallions, a decrease of 0.46% on the
previous year’s coverings.
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