Results from the June 2012 Scottish Agricultural Census

Final results from the annual agricultural census. Land, livestock and labour items.

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Table 6. Number of poultry, 2002 to 2012

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Percentage
change between
2011 & 2012
Fowls for producing eggs
Pullets and hens in the laying flock 2,647,750 2,923,577 2,938,130 2,714,538 2,735,455 2,919,810 2,953,144 3,066,813 3,677,229 3,746,061 3,082,602 -17.7%
Pullets being reared for laying 925,990 946,097 855,844 1,154,733 865,257 1,237,748 1,035,966 869,153 893,387 1,289,354 1,379,620 7.0%
Total fowls for producing eggs 3,573,740 3,869,674 3,793,974 3,869,271 3,600,712 4,157,558 3,989,110 3,935,966 4,570,616 5,035,415 4,462,222 -11.4%
Fowls for breeding
Breeding hens 1,102,960 963,405 1,217,736 1,437,605 1,258,088 1,199,836 1,166,551 1,105,064 1,073,256 1,218,937 947,138 -22.3%
Cocks 105,427 99,504 74,538 125,040 109,883 116,962 118,417 120,462 100,506 124,453 107,187 -13.9%
Total fowls for breeding 1,208,387 1,062,909 1,292,274 1,562,645 1,367,971 1,316,798 1,284,968 1,225,526 1,173,762 1,343,390 1,054,325 -21.5%
Broilers and other table birds 10,664,096 9,470,105 10,697,132 9,208,474 8,561,905 8,584,991 8,471,892 8,088,820 8,755,751 8,077,846 9,074,234 12.3%
Other poultry 97,912 68,235 80,435 63,677 69,204 69,607 69,988 69,193 67,124 69,743 103,211 48.0%
Total poultry 15,544,135 14,470,923 15,863,815 14,704,067 13,599,792 14,128,954 13,815,958 13,319,505 14,567,253 14,526,394 14,693,992 1.2%

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