Results from the June 2017 Scottish Agricultural Census
Statistics on farming in Scotland.
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Table 6. Number of poultry, 2007 to 2017
Final Results of the June 2017 Agricultural Census together with June results for the years 2007 to 2016 for comparison
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Percentage change between 2016 & 2017 |
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Fowls for producing eggs | ||||||||||||
Pullets and hens in the laying flock | 2,919,810 | 2,953,144 | 3,066,853 | 3,677,229 | 3,746,067 | 3,082,613 | 3,539,396 | 3,824,321 | 4,369,578 | 4,645,964 | 5,005,787 | 7.7% |
Pullets being reared for laying | 1,237,748 | 1,035,966 | 869,153 | 893,387 | 1,289,354 | 1,379,620 | 1,239,825 | 1,885,032 | 1,740,903 | 1,680,240 | 1,818,705 | 8.2% |
Total fowls for producing eggs | 4,157,558 | 3,989,110 | 3,936,006 | 4,570,616 | 5,035,421 | 4,462,233 | 4,779,221 | 5,709,353 | 6,110,481 | 6,326,204 | 6,824,492 | 7.9% |
Fowls for breeding | ||||||||||||
Breeding hens | 1,199,836 | 1,166,551 | 1,105,064 | 1,073,256 | 1,218,937 | 947,138 | 1,083,481 | 975,196 | 1,061,091 | 1,060,351 | 1,025,180 | -3.3% |
Cocks | 116,962 | 118,417 | 120,462 | 100,506 | 124,453 | 107,187 | 127,472 | 136,926 | 128,092 | 132,073 | 132,201 | 0.1% |
Total fowls for breeding | 1,316,798 | 1,284,968 | 1,225,526 | 1,173,762 | 1,343,390 | 1,054,325 | 1,210,953 | 1,112,122 | 1,189,183 | 1,192,424 | 1,157,381 | -2.9% |
Broilers and other table birds | 8,584,991 | 8,471,892 | 8,088,820 | 8,755,751 | 8,077,846 | 9,074,234 | 8,086,193 | 7,804,746 | 5,669,826 | 6,513,194 | 6,249,155 | -4.1% |
Turkeys | 16,492 | 18,300 | 14,210 | 10,533 | 9,996 | 12,472 | 12,259 | 11,693 | 10,488 | 10,312 | 12,790 | 24.0% |
Other poultry | 53,115 | 51,688 | 55,006 | 56,591 | 59,753 | 90,740 | 95,389 | 104,182 | 75,190 | 72,614 | 53,033 | -27.0% |
Total poultry | 14,128,954 | 13,815,958 | 13,319,568 | 14,567,253 | 14,526,406 | 14,694,004 | 14,184,015 | 14,742,096 | 13,055,168 | 14,114,748 | 14,296,851 | 1.3% |
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