| Description | Tables showing the final results of the 2006 December Agricultural census |
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| ISBN | (Web Only) |
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| Official Print Publication Date | |
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| Website Publication Date | March 07, 2007 |
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Table 3 Estimated number of pigs, 1996 to 2006 (thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Percentage |
| | | | | | | | | | | | change between |
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 & 2006 |
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| Breeding herd | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sows in pig | 40.7 | 43.2 | 37.0 | 38.6 | 38.3 | 42.2 | 35.1 | 34.2 | 33.5 | 31.7 | 31.4 | -1.0% |
| Gilts in pig | 10.1 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 26.8% |
| Other sows for breeding | 13.1 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 19.0% |
| Total | 63.8 | 69.6 | 60.0 | 56.7 | 52.8 | 57.6 | 50.4 | 48.8 | 47.9 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 4.6% |
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| Barren sows for fattening | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 39.8% |
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| Gilts 50kg and over, not in pig | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| but expected to be used for breeding | 6.0 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 4.7 | -25.8% |
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| Boars being used for service | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5.3% |
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| All other pigs | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 110kg liveweight and over | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 9.8 | 6.2 | -37.2% |
| 80kg and under 110kg liveweight | 48.2 | 58.8 | 65.7 | 54.0 | 54.5 | 62.6 | 53.9 | 56.1 | 80.5 | 78.4 | 62.8 | -19.9% |
| 50kg and under 80kg liveweight | 117.9 | 134.1 | 131.4 | 121.1 | 110.9 | 114.9 | 94.9 | 99.0 | 93.8 | 89.7 | 105.8 | 18.0% |
| 20kg and under 50kg liveweight | 154.6 | 189.8 | 162.8 | 150.8 | 143.9 | 142.5 | 129.1 | 128.5 | 122.5 | 131.3 | 121.7 | -7.4% |
| Under 20kg liveweight | 170.3 | 185 | 164.4 | 155.9 | 141.8 | 181.8 | 147.7 | 131.3 | 131.7 | 133.8 | 122.4 | -8.5% |
| Total | 492.5 | 568.8 | 529.0 | 484.4 | 452.6 | 503.9 | 428.2 | 421.3 | 433.7 | 443.1 | 418.9 | -5.5% |
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| Total pigs | 566.6 | 650.8 | 603.3 | 552.1 | 515.7 | 572.9 | 486.5 | 476.9 | 490.1 | 493.3 | 469.7 | -4.8% |
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