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Poultry inventory, by provinces (2001 Census of Agriculture)
| |
1996 |
2001 |
1996 to 2001 |
1996 |
2001 |
1996 to 2001 |
| |
Farms reporting |
Birds |
| |
number |
% change |
number |
% change |
| Canada |
|
|
|
|
| All farms in the country |
276,548 |
246,923 |
-10.7 |
… |
… |
… |
| Hens and chickens |
28,240 |
26,484 |
-6.2 |
102,255,149 |
126,159,529 |
23.4 |
| Broilers, roasters and Cornish hens |
10,752 |
10,875 |
1.1 |
68,936,770 |
87,437,798 |
26.8 |
| Pullets under 19 weeks, intended for laying |
5,324 |
5,000 |
-6.1 |
10,467,364 |
12,470,143 |
19.1 |
| Laying hens, 19 weeks and over |
21,811 |
20,345 |
-6.7 |
22,851,015 |
26,251,588 |
14.9 |
| Turkeys |
4,603 |
4,176 |
-9.3 |
8,586,191 |
8,115,942 |
-5.5 |
| Other poultry1 |
10,851 |
7,456 |
-31.3 |
3,321,351 |
5,311,918 |
59.9 |
| 1. "Other poultry" includes geese, ducks, roosters, ostriches, emus, pheasants, quail, wild turkeys, etc. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture. |
| Last modified: 2004-05-30. |
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table, consult the 2001 Census of Agriculture.
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