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| Manure storage system | Size of beef herd | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 163 head2 | 163 or more head2 | All herd sizes | ||||
| Number of structures3 | % | Number of structures3 | % | Number of structures3 | % | |
| Open pile on the ground without a roof | 28,630 | 55.0 | 5,270 | 48.5 | 33,900 | 53.9 |
| Manure pack in barns, pens or corrals | 13,385 | 25.7 | 3,655 | 33.7 | 17,040 | 27.1 |
| All other solid manure storage systems | 10,075 | 19.3 | 1,935 | 17.8 | 12,010 | 19.1 |
| All solid manure storage systems4 | 52,090 | 100 | 10,860 | 100 | 62,950 | 100 |
| Note: Due to rounding, figures may not add up to totals. | ||||||
| 1. Includes only farms with manure storage systems. For details on the methodology used for the size breakdown, see Appendix 2. | ||||||
| 2. Head of beef cattle | ||||||
| 3. Manure storage structures. | ||||||
| 4. Does not include liquid manure storage structures to meet confidentiality requirements of the Statistics act. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Farm Environmental Management Survey. | ||||||