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Number of Sheep and Lambs on Farms,
July 1986 to July 2008 ('000 head)

Author: Bill McGee - Coordinator, Science and Statistics/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 25 August 2008

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Date Rams Ewes Total
Sheep		 Repla-
cement
Lambs		 Market
Lambs		 Total
Lambs		 Total Sheep
& Lambs
July 1, 2008
7.3
154.1
161.4
28.6
105.0
133.6
295.0
January 1, 2008
7.2
159.2
166.4
23.5
40.1
63.6
230.0
July 1, 2007
7.8
159.2
167.0
27.9
110.1
138.0
305.0
January 1, 2007
7.0
159.5
166.5
23.3
45.2
68.5
235.0
July 1, 2006
7.2
158.6
165.8
26.8
118.4
145.2
311.0
January 1, 2006
7.0
158.9
165.9
21.5
37.6
59.1
225.0
July 1, 2005
7.7
166.0
173.7
26.1
110.2
136.3
310.0
January 1, 2005
7.2
177.8
185.0
24.0
56.0
80.0
265.0
July 1, 2004
8.5
179.3
187.8
32.2
120.0
152.2
340.0
January 1, 2004
8.0
183.6
191.6
21.9
56.5
78.4
270.0
July 1, 2003
8.5
185.7
194.2
37.0
121.8
158.8
353.0
January 1, 2003
8.8
180.0
188.8
28.3
62.9
91.2
280.0
July 1, 2002
8.6
174.6
183.2
36.1
115.7
151.8
335.0
January 1, 2002
8.0
170.0
178.0
29.9
58.1
88.0
266.0
July 1, 2001
8.7
180.0
188.7
44.6
106.7
151.3
340.0
January 1, 2001
9.2
160.4
169.6
30.2
68.2
98.4
268.0
July 1, 2000
9.7
170.0
179.7
36.6
95.7
132.3
312.0
January 1, 2000
9.5
145.2
154.7
26.7
27.6
54.3
209.0
July 1, 1999
 9.1 152.3 161.4 36.9 76.7 113.6 275.0
January 1, 1999
 8.4 134.3 142.7 22.1 25.2 47.3 190.0
July 1, 1998
 8.1 140.7 148.8 33.8 66.4 100.2 249.0
January 1, 1998
 7.5 126.5 134.0 22.8 18.2 41.0 175.0
July 1, 1997
 6.8 122.0 128.8 25.5 72.1 97.6 226.4
January 1, 1997
 6.3 131.4 137.7 22.2 20.0 42.2 179.9
July 1, 1996
 6.8 124.2 131.0 25.6 63.3 88.9 219.9
January 1, 1996
 6.0 137.0 143.0 20.5 11.5 32.0 175.0
July 1, 1995
 6.5 124.7 131.2 29.8 66.0 95.8 227.0
January 1, 1995
 6.3 109.3 115.6 21.1 22.3 43.4 159.0
July 1, 1994
 6.7 116.2 122.9 23.7 78.4 102.1 225.0
January 1, 1994
 7.8 135.3 143.1 20.2 21.7 41.9 185.0
July 1, 1993
 7.5 134.2 141.7 27.8 72.5 100.3 242.0
January 1, 1993
 6.1 124.4 130.5 17.3 24.2 41.5 172.0
July 1, 1992
 6.0 123.3 129.3 21.4 77.3 98.7 228.0
January 1, 1992
 6.4 117.3 123.7 15.1 26.2 41.3 165.0
July 1, 1991
 6.0 134.0 140.0 27.0 83.0 110.0 250.0
January 1, 1991
 5.9 125.0 130.9 23.0 21.1 44.1 175.0
July 1, 1990
 5.9 134.0 139.9 24.0 81.1 105.1 245.0
January 1, 1990
 5.7 120.0 125.7 22.0 17.3 39.3 165.0
July 1, 1989
 5.7 135.0 140.7 23.0 77.3 100.3 241.0
January 1, 1989
 5.5 116.0 121.5 24.0 24.5 48.5 170.0
July 1, 1988
 5.5 125.0 130.5 26.0 81.5 107.5 238.0
January 1, 1988
 5.4 107.0 112.4 22.0 25.6 47.6 160.0
July 1, 1987
 5.4 115.0 120.4 24.0 70.6 94.6 215.0
January 1, 1987
 5.3 105.0 110.3 22.0 14.7 36.7 147.0
July 1, 1986
 5.3 113.0 118.3 23.0 64.2 87.2 205.5

Note: Data have been adjusted to align with the results of the 2006 Census of Agriculture. In some cases the adjustments were smoothed back to 2005.

Statistics Canada, Catalogue 23-011 For more information:
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