The Turkish Statistical Institute announced the livestock statistics for June, revealing a decrease in the number of large animals by 0.2% for cattle and 2% for buffalos compared to December of the previous year, with a total of 16 million 555 thousand heads. The small animal population saw an increase, with sheep numbers rising by 3.2% to 43 million 394 thousand heads and goats by 2.6% to 10 million 571 thousand heads, totaling 53 million 965 thousand heads.