Table 11  Ducks1

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  1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 % change from 1981 to 1986 % change from 1986 to 1991 % change from 1991 to 1996 % change from 1996 to 2001 % change from 2001 to 2006
Canada
Number of animals 724,240 .. 643,931 734,544 1,262,956 1,087,945 .. .. 14 72 -14
Number of farms reporting 16,281 .. 6,002 4,072 3,602 2,706 .. .. -32 -12 -25
Average number per farm 44.5 .. 107.3 180.4 350.6 402.0 .. .. 68 94 15
 
Newfoundland and Labrador
Number of animals 1,109 .. x x 317 x .. .. x x x
Number of farms reporting 59 .. 18 27 22 11 .. .. 50 -19 -50
Average number per farm 18.8 .. x x 14.4 x .. .. x x x
 
Prince Edward Island
Number of animals 2,727 .. x 690 336 x .. .. x -51 x
Number of farms reporting 172 .. 49 34 26 24 .. .. -31 -24 -8
Average number per farm 15.9 .. x 20.3 12.9 x .. .. x -36 x
 
Nova Scotia
Number of animals 3,618 .. 1,270 1,354 1,230 x .. .. 7 -9 x
Number of farms reporting 381 .. 114 94 89 74 .. .. -18 -5 -17
Average number per farm 9.5 .. 11.1 14.4 13.8 x .. .. 30 -4 x
 
New Brunswick
Number of animals 1,443 .. 735 x 349 x .. .. x x x
Number of farms reporting 206 .. 64 51 39 30 .. .. -20 -24 -23
Average number per farm 7.0 .. 11.5 x 8.9 x .. .. x x x
 
Quebec
Number of animals 122,234 .. 122,543 160,709 336,537 252,036 .. .. 31 109 -25
Number of farms reporting 1,773 .. 357 283 240 229 .. .. -21 -15 -5
Average number per farm 68.9 .. 343.3 567.9 1,402.2 1,100.6 .. .. 65 147 -22
 
Ontario
Number of animals 243,089 .. 205,521 328,652 644,646 523,902 .. .. 60 96 -19
Number of farms reporting 4,778 .. 1,886 1,331 1,170 929 .. .. -29 -12 -21
Average number per farm 50.9 .. 109.0 246.9 551.0 563.9 .. .. 127 123 2
 
Manitoba
Number of animals 106,774 .. 16,686 14,763 13,046 10,439 .. .. -12 -12 -20
Number of farms reporting 1,295 .. 421 250 194 162 .. .. -41 -22 -16
Average number per farm 82.5 .. 39.6 59.1 67.2 64.4 .. .. 49 14 -4
 
Saskatchewan
Number of animals 70,535 .. 52,248 38,736 39,136 46,137 .. .. -26 1 18
Number of farms reporting 2,633 .. 1,083 519 382 260 .. .. -52 -26 -32
Average number per farm 26.8 .. 48.2 74.6 102.5 177.5 .. .. 55 37 73
 
Alberta
Number of animals 129,147 .. 140,183 101,602 102,915 117,874 .. .. -28 1 15
Number of farms reporting 3,187 .. 1,262 800 706 524 .. .. -37 -12 -26
Average number per farm 40.5 .. 111.1 127.0 145.8 225.0 .. .. 14 15 54
 
British Columbia
Number of animals 43,564 .. 103,899 87,006 124,444 135,929 .. .. -16 43 9
Number of farms reporting 1,797 .. 748 683 734 463 .. .. -9 7 -37
Average number per farm 24.2 .. 138.9 127.4 169.5 293.6 .. .. -8 33 73
1.  Where respondents reported ducks and geese together, the combined number is reported in ducks
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Alternative Livestock on Canadian Farms, catalogue number 23-502-XIE