| Description | Tables showing the final results of the December 2007 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 05, 2008 |
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Table 4 Estimated number of poultry, 1997 to 2007 (thousands)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | change between | |
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 & 2007 | |
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| Fowls for producing eggs for eating | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fowls for producing eggs for eating |
| Pullets & hens in the laying flock: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pullets & hens in the laying flock: |
| - Hens in first laying season | 2,234 | 2,188 | 2,115 | 2,183 | 2,207 | 2,666 | 2,888 | 2,709 | 2,973 | 2,964 | 3,063 | 3.4% | - Hens in first laying season |
| - Moulted hens | 34 | 49 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 14.8% | - Moulted hens |
| Pullets being reared for laying | 788 | 642 | 868 | 917 | 812 | 801 | 948 | 1,090 | 944 | 905 | 1,071 | 18.3% | Pullets being reared for laying |
| Total | 3,057 | 2,879 | 3,017 | 3,136 | 3,053 | 3,503 | 3,864 | 3,830 | 3,947 | 3,903 | 4,174 | 6.9% | Total |
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| Fowls for breeding | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fowls for breeding |
| Breeding hens | 1,492 | 1,057 | 927 | 1,505 | 1,168 | 1,034 | 1,320 | 1,235 | 1,302 | 1,681 | 1,119 | -33.4% | Breeding hens |
| Cocks | 145 | 104 | 92 | 114 | 114 | 107 | 108 | 46 | 118 | 112 | 115 | 2.0% | Cocks |
| Total | 1,636 | 1,162 | 1,018 | 1,619 | 1,282 | 1,141 | 1,427 | 1,282 | 1,420 | 1,793 | 1,233 | -31.2% | Total |
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| Other poultry (turkeys, broilers and other | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other poultry (turkeys, broilers and other |
| table birds, ducks, geese, guinea fowl) | 9,183 | 8,146 | 8,102 | 9,004 | 9,739 | 8,358 | 9,564 | 9,282 | 9,265 | 7,363 | 8,288 | 12.6% | table birds, ducks, geese, guinea fowl) |
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| Total poultry | 13,876 | 12,187 | 12,138 | 13,758 | 14,075 | 13,002 | 14,855 | 14,394 | 14,631 | 13,059 | 13,695 | 4.9% | Total poultry |