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Manure storage
system |
Size of dairy herd | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 47 head2 | 47 to 81 head2 | 82 to 131 head2 | ||||
| Number of structures3 | % | Number of structures3 | % | Number of structures3 | % | |
| Open tank | 150E | 2.9E | 845 | 9.7 | 1,440 | 17.5 |
| All other types of liquid manure storage systems | 205 | 4.0 | 925 | 10.6 | 1,735 | 21.1 |
| All types of liquid manure storage systems | 350 | 6.8 | 1,775 | 20.4 | 3,175 | 38.6 |
| Open pile on the ground without a roof | 2,955 | 57.7 | 2,945 | 33.8 | 1,595 | 19.4 |
| Open pad with containment | 545 | 10.6 | 1,285 | 14.8 | 1,055 | 12.8 |
| All other types of solid manure storage systems | 1,380 | 27.0 | 2,705 | 31.1 | 2,395 | 29.1 |
| All types of solid manure storage systems | 4,770 | 93.2 | 6,935 | 79.6 | 5,045 | 61.4 |
| All types of manure storage systems | 5,120 | 100 | 8,710 | 100 | 8,220 | 100 |
Manure storage system |
Size of dairy herd | |||||
| 132 or more head2 | All large herds (47 or more head2) | All herd sizes | ||||
| Number of structures3 | % | Number of structures3 | % | Number of structures3 | % | |
| Open tank | 1,600 | 17.4 | 3,885 | 14.9 | 4,035 | 12.9 |
| All other types of liquid manure storage systems | 2,785 | 30.3 | 5,445 | 20.8 | 5,650 | 18.1 |
| All types of liquid manure storage systems | 4,385 | 47.7 | 9,335 | 35.7 | 9,685 | 31.0 |
| Open pile on the ground without a roof | 1,315 | 14.3 | 5,855 | 22.4 | 8,810 | 28.2 |
| Open pad with containment | 1,105 | 12.0 | 3,445 | 13.2 | 3,990 | 12.8 |
| All other types of solid manure storage systems | 2,395 | 26.0 | 7,495 | 28.7 | 8,875 | 28.4 |
| All types of solid manure storage systems | 4,815 | 52.3 | 16,795 | 64.3 | 21,565 | 69.0 |
| All types of manure storage systems | 9,200 | 100 | 26,130 | 100 | 31,250 | 100 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add up to totals. | ||||||
| E use with caution | ||||||
| 1. Includes only farms with manure storage systems. For details on the methodology used for the size breakdown, see Appendix 2. | ||||||
| 2. Head of dairy cows and heifers. | ||||||
| 3. Manure storage structures. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey. | ||||||