Abstract of Scottish Agricultural Statistics 1982 to 2009

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Poultry

number

Year

Fowls

Broilers and
other
table birds

Other
poultry
(b)

Total
poultry

Fowls laying eggs for eating

Fowls of all ages for breeding

Females

Cocks

Moulted
hens

Hens in
first laying
season

Total
laying fowls

Pullets
being reared
for laying

To hatch
layer
chicks

To hatch
table
chicks

Total
females
(a)

1982

664,006

2,924,001

3,588,007

1,154,029

~

~

988,147

108,105

6,720,108

66,494

12,624,890

1983

518,461

2,681,600

3,200,061

1,035,558

~

~

1,026,824

113,323

6,956,897

139,306

12,471,969

1984

516,903

2,801,149

3,318,052

983,309

~

~

1,071,756

153,737

7,155,819

90,808

12,773,481

1985

392,953

2,918,519

3,311,472

1,102,567

~

~

1,116,434

133,262

7,467,599

91,694

13,223,028

1986

326,495

2,712,260

3,038,755

1,022,217

~

~

1,128,747

147,287

7,125,490

98,611

12,561,107

1987

315,660

2,619,640

2,935,300

1,072,254

~

~

1,292,988

151,473

8,590,331

101,783

14,144,129

1988

284,241

2,606,427

2,890,668

928,597

~

~

1,295,413

146,470

9,890,213

112,114

15,263,475

1989

203,317

2,257,122

2,460,439

614,492

~

~

1,197,189

144,023

9,311,634

123,306

13,851,083

1990

148,355

2,416,241

2,564,596

734,970

~

~

1,423,666

150,356

9,865,121

130,486

14,869,195

1991

129,929

2,496,311

2,626,240

758,552

~

~

1,108,604

117,445

9,061,189

125,384

13,797,414

1992

72,920

2,524,314

2,597,234

924,932

526,246

667,202

1,193,448

134,338

9,913,127

116,677

14,879,756

1993

73,913

2,310,306

2,384,219

841,792

632,646

643,989

1,276,635

122,675

10,318,628

118,428

15,062,377

1994

44,327

2,371,162

2,415,489

724,173

218,860

1,162,817

1,381,677

128,981

9,902,846

94,318

14,647,484

1995

42,302

2,242,137

2,284,439

700,665

354,748

1,133,417

1,488,165

138,748

10,347,089

68,720

15,027,826

1996

41,200

2,334,849

2,376,049

806,441

318,022

1,181,194

1,499,216

126,767

9,475,512

54,683

14,338,668

1997

56,266

2,213,443

2,269,709

741,088

263,957

977,580

1,241,537

110,679

9,796,473

115,910

14,275,396

1998

36,724

2,220,532

2,257,256

638,820

304,057

935,965

1,240,022

137,356

9,530,960

108,800

13,913,214

1999

32,429

2,204,504

2,236,933

643,625

384,777

779,802

1,164,579

151,675

6,632,541

108,820

10,938,173

2000

38,512

2,206,615

2,245,127

774,508

329,609

895,942

1,225,551

123,731

9,828,830

99,006

14,296,753

2001

37,074

2,776,981

2,814,055

721,548

380,875

838,409

1,219,284

129,085

11,083,533

89,709

16,057,214

2002

39,380

2,608,370

2,647,750

925,990

323,588

779,372

1,102,960

105,427

10,664,096

97,912

15,544,135

2003

32,242

2,891,335

2,923,577

946,097

312,727

650,678

963,405

99,504

9,470,105

68,235

14,470,923

2004

30,145

2,907,985

2,938,130

855,844

377,747

839,989

1,217,736

74,538

10,697,132

80,435

15,863,815

2005

33,469

2,681,069

2,714,538

1,154,733

454,445

983,160

1,437,605

125,040

9,208,474

63,677

14,704,067

2006

39,934

2,695,521

2,735,455

865,257

356,677

901,411

1,258,088

109,883

8,561,905

69,204

13,599,792

2007

37,430

2,882,380

2,919,810

1,237,748

392,259

807,577

1,199,836

116,962

8,584,991

69,607

14,128,954

2008

42,050

2,911,094

2,953,144

1,035,966

463,884

702,667

1,166,551

118,417

8,471,892

69,988

13,815,958

2009

52,646

3,014,167

3,066,813

869,153

389,636

715,428

1,105,064

120,462

8,088,820

69,193

13,319,505

(a) From 1992, total females split as hens to hatch layer chicks and hens to hatch table chicks.
(b) Other poultry includes ducks, geese, guinea fowl and turkeys.

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