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Results from the June 2016 Scottish Agriculture Census
Statistics regarding the area of crops and other farmland, livestock, agriculture workforce and rented farmland, for Scotland in 2016.
Appendix of tables
Final Results of the June 2016 Agricultural Census together with June results for the years 2006 to 2015 for comparison
Table 6. Number of poultry, 2006 to 2016
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Percentage change between 2015 & 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowls for producing eggs | ||||||||||||
| Pullets and hens in the laying flock | 2,735,455 | 2,919,810 | 2,953,144 | 3,066,853 | 3,677,229 | 3,746,067 | 3,082,613 | 3,539,396 | 3,824,321 | 4,369,578 | 4,645,964 | 6.3% |
| Pullets being reared for laying | 865,257 | 1,237,748 | 1,035,966 | 869,153 | 893,387 | 1,289,354 | 1,379,620 | 1,239,825 | 1,885,032 | 1,740,903 | 1,680,240 | -3.5% |
| Total fowls for producing eggs | 3,600,712 | 4,157,558 | 3,989,110 | 3,936,006 | 4,570,616 | 5,035,421 | 4,462,233 | 4,779,221 | 5,709,353 | 6,110,481 | 6,326,204 | 3.5% |
| Fowls for breeding | ||||||||||||
| Breeding hens | 1,258,088 | 1,199,836 | 1,166,551 | 1,105,064 | 1,073,256 | 1,218,937 | 947,138 | 1,083,481 | 975,196 | 1,061,091 | 1,060,351 | -0.1% |
| Cocks | 109,883 | 116,962 | 118,417 | 120,462 | 100,506 | 124,453 | 107,187 | 127,472 | 136,926 | 128,092 | 132,073 | 3.1% |
| Total fowls for breeding | 1,367,971 | 1,316,798 | 1,284,968 | 1,225,526 | 1,173,762 | 1,343,390 | 1,054,325 | 1,210,953 | 1,112,122 | 1,189,183 | 1,192,424 | 0.3% |
| Broilers and other table birds | 8,561,905 | 8,584,991 | 8,471,892 | 8,088,820 | 8,755,751 | 8,077,846 | 9,074,234 | 8,086,193 | 7,804,746 | 5,669,826 | 6,513,194 | 14.9% |
| Turkeys | 20,212 | 16,492 | 18,300 | 14,210 | 10,533 | 9,996 | 12,472 | 12,259 | 11,693 | 10,488 | 10,312 | -1.7% |
| Other poultry | 48,992 | 53,115 | 51,688 | 55,006 | 56,591 | 59,753 | 90,740 | 95,389 | 104,182 | 75,190 | 72,614 | -3.4% |
| Total poultry | 13,599,792 | 14,128,954 | 13,815,958 | 13,319,568 | 14,567,253 | 14,526,406 | 14,694,004 | 14,184,015 | 14,742,096 | 13,055,168 | 14,114,748 | 8.1% |
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