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Number of Alternative Livestock and Gamebirds Processed for Meat in Ontario

Author: Brian Tapscott - Alternative Livestock Specialist/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 06 June 2003
Last Reviewed: 18 October 2007

In Provincial Plants (P), Federal Plants (F) or Provincial & Federal Plants (P+F)
except where noted
Livestock Species
 Year
2006 2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
Fallow Deer (P)
302
275
330
335
683
495
358
409
399
386
Red Deer (P)
 676 939
702
756
844
517
304
214
149
134
Elk (P)
 1210 726
1762
706
336
245
189
546
28
11
Unspecified Deer (P+F)
 81 645
1,398
360
360
2121
NA
1797
3197
1598
Total Deer & Elk (P+F)
 2269 2585
3,892
2157
2223
3378
851*
2966
3773
2129
Bison (P+F)
 459 443
285*
218*
168*
108*
98*
149
117
187
Llamas
 55 18
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wild Boar (P+F)
 206 275
401
417*
358*
504*
458*
1191
3295
988
Emu (F)
 NA NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
362
1308
4027
Ostrich (F)
 NA NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
0
0
151
Unspecified Ratites (P)
 320 692
1,014
1,699
1467
1925
2824
4581
5721
2547
Total Ratites (P+F)
 320 692
1,014*
1,699*
1467*
1925*
2824*
4943
7029
6725
Rabbits (P)
 178,862 192,410
200,102
222,205
230,348
246,621
248,945
262,311
342,206
317,022
Pigeons (P)
 97,640 81,217
85,662
99,580
112,965
125,338
116,461
79,694
86,784
57,317
Quail (P)
 1,390,480 1,219,991
1,138,235
975,581
982,543
440,842
667,704
591,190
650,996
591,228
Pheasants (P)
 1,779 3,330
3,753
3,361
3865
79,035**
78,576**
6986
9023
11,497
Partridge (P)
 23,173 11,068
18,237
23,778
22,786
22,061
21,386
14,180
19,806
19,090
Guinea Fowl (P)
 1,647 2,161
1,397
1,062
6089
3598
6750
439
2014
540

NA-not available
*includes only the number processed in provincially inspected plants
**includes birds from one federally inspected plant

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