This section host statistics on inventory of livestock in Canada represented by total number of heads per year.
| Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy cattle * | ||||||||
| Dairy cows | 945,000 | 975,100 | 976,200 | 979,200 | 974,500 | 969,100 | 964,600 | 963,600 |
| Dairy heifers | 422,100 | 429,800 | 420,000 | 421,900 | 411,500 | 413,200 | 409,800 | 407,300 |
| Beef cattle * | ||||||||
| Beef cows | 3,686,000 | 3,743,800 | 3,741,700 | 3,668,400 | 3,711,100 | 3,652,900 | 3,548,400 | 3,464,600 |
| Beef heifers | 567,800 | 566,100 | 581,300 | 555,600 | 572,700 | 576,000 | 550,500 | 519,600 |
| Swine * | ||||||||
| Boars, 6 months and over | 19,100 | 19,000 | 17,400 | 16,600 | 16,800 | 16,900 | 16,000 | 15,500 |
| Sows and gilts | 1,235,900 | 1,240,900 | 1,234,800 | 1,233,400 | 1,246,200 | 1,240,000 | 1,227,700 | 1,200,200 |
| All other hogs | 12,680,000 | 12,985,100 | 12,817,800 | 12,815,000 | 12,857,000 | 12,913,100 | 12,661,300 | 12,549,300 |
| Sheep * | ||||||||
| Rams | 24,000 | 23,600 | 23,400 | 23,200 | 23,100 | 23,800 | 23,700 | 23,500 |
| Ewes | 511,100 | 512,900 | 509,400 | 502,700 | 501,500 | 499,600 | 496,500 | 484,800 |
| Lambs for breeding | 75,500 | 78,900 | 79,200 | 76,600 | 88,400 | 95,200 | 92,900 | 91,000 |
| Goats ** | 253,278 | |||||||
| Horses ** | 183,733 | |||||||
| Bison ** | 149,539 | |||||||
| * as of January 1st ** Census: May 2021 Source: Statistics Canada |
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