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Farming in Canada's CMAs

Table 3
Livestock and poultry numbers, Canada and the CMAs, 2001 and 2006
  Canada CMAs
Type of livestock 2006 2001 Percentage change 2006 2001 Percentage change
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture, 2001 and 2006
Cattle 15,773,527 15,551,449 1.4% 1,111,481 1,193,232 -6.9%
Pigs 15,043,132 13,958,772 7.8% 1,107,400 1,151,980 -3.9%
Chickens 125,314,793 126,159,529 -0.7% 30,758,074 34,161,425 -10.0%
Sheep 1,142,877 1,262,448 -9.5% 124,674 155,881 -20.0%
Goats 177,698 182,851 -2.8% 21,939 28,948 -24.2%
Horses 453,965 460,569 -1.4% 80,530 76,428 5.4%