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Livestock, by provinces (2001 Census of Agriculture)
| |
1981 |
1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
| |
number |
| Canada |
|
| Total number of farms |
318,361 |
293,089 |
280,043 |
276,548 |
246,923 |
| Total cattle and calves |
|
| Number |
13,501,904 |
11,997,608 |
12,972,038 |
14,893,034 |
15,551,449 |
| Farms reporting |
185,073 |
155,945 |
145,747 |
142,157 |
122,066 |
| Percentage of total farms |
58.1 |
53.2 |
52.0 |
51.4 |
49.4 |
| Average number per farm reporting |
73 |
77 |
89 |
105 |
127 |
| Total pigs |
|
| Number |
9,875,065 |
9,756,569 |
10,216,083 |
11,040,462 |
13,958,772 |
| Farms reporting |
55,765 |
36,472 |
29,592 |
21,105 |
15,472 |
| Percentage of total farms |
17.5 |
12.4 |
10.6 |
7.6 |
6.3 |
| Average number per farm reporting |
177 |
268 |
345 |
523 |
902 |
| Total sheep and lambs |
|
|
|
|
|
| Number |
816,712 |
700,935 |
935,891 |
864,850 |
1,262,448 |
| Farms reporting |
12,905 |
10,939 |
13,114 |
11,790 |
13,232 |
| Percentage of total farms |
4.1 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
| Average number per farm reporting |
63 |
64 |
71 |
73 |
95 |
| 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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