Table 10  Emus and rheas

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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 .. .. .. 58,875 14,451 4,000 .. .. .. -75 -72
Number of farms reporting .. .. .. 910 483 182 .. .. .. -47 -62
Average number per farm .. .. .. 64.7 29.9 22.0 .. .. .. -54 -26
 
Newfoundland and Labrador
Number of animals .. .. .. 8 73 x .. .. .. 813 x
Number of farms reporting .. .. .. 3 3 1 .. .. .. 0 -67
Average number per farm .. .. .. 2.7 24.3 x .. .. .. 800 x
 
Prince Edward Island
Number of animals .. .. .. 965 36 x .. .. .. -96 x
Number of farms reporting .. .. .. 35 4 3 .. .. .. -89 -25
Average number per farm .. .. .. 27.6 9.0 x .. .. .. -67 x
 
Nova Scotia
Number of animals .. .. .. 83 101 42 .. .. .. 22 -58
Number of farms reporting .. .. .. 8 6 5 .. .. .. -25 -17
Average number per farm .. .. .. 10.4 16.8 8.4 .. .. .. 62 -50
 
New Brunswick
Number of animals .. .. .. 493 109 28 .. .. .. -78 -74
Number of farms reporting .. .. .. 14 9 3 .. .. .. -36 -67
Average number per farm .. .. .. 35.2 12.1 9.3 .. .. .. -66 -23
 
Quebec
Number of animals .. .. .. 1,386 2,162 767 .. .. .. 56 -65
Number of farms reporting .. .. .. 77 70 27 .. .. .. -9 -61
Average number per farm .. .. .. 18.0 30.9 28.4 .. .. .. 72 -8
 
Ontario
Number of animals .. .. .. 43,786 7,324 1,183 .. .. .. -83 -84
Number of farms reporting .. .. .. 328 190 65 .. .. .. -42 -66
Average number per farm .. .. .. 133.5 38.5 18.2 .. .. .. -71 -53
 
Manitoba
Number of animals .. .. .. 3,229 658 136 .. .. .. -80 -79
Number of farms reporting .. .. .. 115 31 12 .. .. .. -73 -61
Average number per farm .. .. .. 28.1 21.2 11.3 .. .. .. -25 -47
 
Saskatchewan
Number of animals .. .. .. 1,736 871 655 .. .. .. -50 -25
Number of farms reporting .. .. .. 69 30 13 .. .. .. -57 -57
Average number per farm .. .. .. 25.2 29.0 50.4 .. .. .. 15 74
 
Alberta
Number of animals .. .. .. 4,089 1,717 642 .. .. .. -58 -63
Number of farms reporting .. .. .. 178 65 22 .. .. .. -63 -66
Average number per farm .. .. .. 23.0 26.4 29.2 .. .. .. 15 11
 
British Columbia
Number of animals .. .. .. 3,100 1,400 530 .. .. .. -55 -62
Number of farms reporting .. .. .. 83 75 31 .. .. .. -10 -59
Average number per farm .. .. .. 37.3 18.7 17.1 .. .. .. -50 -9
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, Alternative Livestock on Canadian Farms, catalogue number 23-502-XIE