Published 14.4.2022
Number of livestock in spring of 2021
Published 14.4.2022
The data on number of poultry 2021 has been corrected on July 8, 2022
- The number of pigs increased slightly from the previous year to about 1.1 million pigs.
- The number of cattle at start of May was 844,100 which is slightly less than a year ago. The number of suckler cows, bulls and heifers increased whereas that cows and cattle under 1 year decreased.
- The number of dairy cows was 253,500 which are two percent less than a year ago.
- The number of suckler cows at the start of May was about 63,700 (+3%).
- On 1 April 2021, there were 13.8 million poultry birds on 550 farms.
- In the beginning of April, the number of laying hens totalled 3.7 million, which was a few percent less than a year earlier. In total, there were 4.2 million places for chickens.
- Approximately 290 farms had over 50 chickens. On average, slightly less than 14,500 chickens were on the farms.
- In the beginning of April, the number of broilers was 8.5 million, which was the same as last year. In total, there were 12 million places for broilers on 182 farms.
- In the beginning of April, there were 480,000 broiler hens. Overall, there were 640.000 places for broiler hens on 32 farms.
- Turkeys are reared on 40 farms, and the number of turkeys totals 360,000. In the beginning of April, these farms had approximately 287,000 turkeys.
- There were about 131.000 sheep, which is six per cent less than a year ago.
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Database tables
- All tables
- Number of livestock by ELY Centre 1.4. and 1.5.
- Number of pigs by ELY Centre 1.4.
- Number of poultry by ELY Centre on average
- Number of fattening pigs by size of pig herd on 1.4.
- Number of hens by size of flock on 1.4.
- Number of hens by size of flock on average
- Number of dairy cows by herd size on 1.5.
- Number of suckler cows by herd size on 1.5.
- Number of livestock by municipality 1.4. and 1.5.
- Number of livestock
- Number of livestock (thousands)