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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: 05 May 2009

In Provincial Plants (P), Federal Plants (F) or Provincial & Federal Plants (P+F)
except where noted
Livestock Species
 Year
2008 2007* 2006* 2005*
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Fallow Deer (P)
 158 229
302
275
330
335
683
495
358
Red Deer (P)
 472 640 676 939
702
756
844
517
304
Elk (P)
 497 631 1210 726
1762
706
336
245
189
Unspecified Deer (P+F)
 4 NA 81 645
1,398
360
360
2121
NA
Total Deer & Elk (P+F)
 1131 1500 2269 2585
3,892
2157
2223
3378
851*
Bison (P+F)
 454 469 459 443
285*
218*
168*
108*
98*
Llamas
 159 182 55 18
3
0
0
0
0
Wild Boar (P+F)
 263 226 206 275
401
417*
358*
504*
458*
Emu (F)
 NA NA NA NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Ostrich (F)
 NA NA NA NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Unspecified Ratites (P)
 290 251 320 692
1,014
1,699
1467
1925
2824
Total Ratites (P+F)
 290 251 320 692
1,014*
1,699*
1467*
1925*
2824*
Rabbits (P)
 163,555 179,820 178,862 192,410
200,102
222,205
230,348
246,621
248,945
Pigeons (P)
 111,047 102,006 97,640 81,217
85,662
99,580
112,965
125,338
116,461
Quail (P)
 1,182,329 1,301,360 1,390,480 1,219,991
1,138,235
975,581
982,543
440,842
667,704
Pheasants (P)
 4,857 2094 1,779 3,330
3,753
3,361
3865
79,035**
78,576**
Partridge (P)
 33,787 34,429 23,173 11,068
18,237
23,778
22,786
22,061
21,386
Guinea Fowl (P)
 2,237 407 1,647 2,161
1,397
1,062
6089
3598
6750

NA-not available
* all data for 2005, 2006 & 2007 includes only the number processed in provincially inspected plants
**includes birds from one federally inspected plant

 

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