Publication - Statistics
Results from the December 2012 Scottish Agricultural Survey
This publication contains results from the 2012 December Agricultural Survey covering
winter sown crops, hay and silage production, livestock and machinery. It provides
commentary and graphics on the latest annual changes and trends over the past ten years,
together with comparisons with June Census results.
Table 5 Number of poultry, 2002 to 2012(1)
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | % Change between 2011 & 2012 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowls for producing eggs for eating | ||||||||||||
| Pullets & hens in the laying flock: | ||||||||||||
| - Hens in first laying season | 2,666,080 | 2,888,061 | 2,714,110 | 2,972,939 | 2,963,953 | 3,063,395 | 2,974,388 | 3,074,212 | 3,749,800 | 3,635,069 | 3,601,429 | -0.9% |
| - Moulted hens | 35,457 | 27,231 | 31,877 | 30,309 | 34,020 | 39,062 | 32,908 | 41,563 | 37,683 | 27,811 | 28,543 | 2.6% |
| Pullets being reared for laying | 801,252 | 948,336 | 1,089,741 | 943,750 | 905,380 | 1,071,295 | 779,965 | 1,168,417 | 1,611,523 | 1,368,054 | 1,398,864 | 2.3% |
| Total | 3,502,789 | 3,863,628 | 3,835,728 | 3,946,998 | 3,903,353 | 4,173,752 | 3,787,261 | 4,284,192 | 5,399,006 | 5,030,934 | 5,028,836 | 0.0% |
| Fowls for breeding | ||||||||||||
| Breeding hens | 1,033,838 | 1,319,630 | 1,235,486 | 1,302,298 | 1,680,717 | 1,118,773 | 1,161,724 | 995,723 | 921,148 | 1,201,613 | 885,892 | -26.3% |
| Cocks | 107,075 | 107,742 | 46,331 | 117,504 | 112,422 | 114,660 | 118,612 | 106,845 | 101,415 | 137,685 | 126,190 | -8.3% |
| Total | 1,140,913 | 1,427,372 | 1,281,817 | 1,419,802 | 1,793,139 | 1,233,433 | 1,280,336 | 1,102,568 | 1,022,563 | 1,339,298 | 1,012,082 | -24.4% |
| Broilers and other table birds | 8,336,755 | 9,523,751 | 9,286,306 | 9,244,288 | 7,293,316 | 8,254,386 | 8,097,766 | 8,111,445 | 8,200,194 | 7,534,294 | 8,680,128 | 15.2% |
| Other Poultry | 21,149 | 58,726 | 20,734 | 23,764 | 69,314 | 33,285 | 46,240 | 57,633 | 49,853 | 58,391 | 79,300 | 35.8% |
| Total other poultry (turkeys, broilers and other table birds, ducks, geese, guinea fowl) | 8,357,904 | 9,582,506 | 9,307,040 | 9,268,052 | 7,362,630 | 8,287,671 | 8,144,006 | 8,169,078 | 8,250,047 | 7,592,685 | 8,759,428 | 15.4% |
| Total poultry | 13,001,606 | 14,873,506 | 14,424,765 | 14,641,966 | 13,059,122 | 13,694,856 | 13,211,603 | 13,555,838 | 14,671,616 | 13,962,917 | 14,800,346 | 6.0% |
(1) - Minor holdings accounting for about 0.5% of total poultry are excluded from these results
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