This section provides statistics about the types of dairy barns in Canada.
Non-robotic milking
Non-robotic milking
| Province | # barns Tie Stall | % Tie Stall | Herd Size Tie Stall | # barns Free Stall | % Free Stall | Herd Size Free Stall | # barns Unrecorded | Herd Size Unrecorded | Total Number of barns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 4 | 3.5% | 38.8 | 109 | 96.5% | 272.8 | - | 333 | 114 |
| Alberta | 1 | 0.6% | 69.0 | 176 | 99.4% | 184.9 | - | - | 177 |
| Saskatchewan | 6 | 12.0% | 120.7 | 44 | 88.0% | 290.0 | - | - | 50 |
| Manitoba | 26 | 41.3% | 84.3 | 37 | 58.7% | 305.0 | 1 | 484 | 64 |
| Ontario | 993 | 65.4% | 61.7 | 525 | 34.6% | 140.9 | 2 | 131 | 1,520 |
| Quebec | 2,156 | 87.4% | 72.7 | 311 | 12.6% | 149.2 | 79 | 87 | 2,546 |
| New Brunswick | 41 | 48.8% | 61.4 | 43 | 51.2% | 161.3 | 5 | - | 89 |
| Nova Scotia | 34 | 41.0% | 61.0 | 49 | 59.0% | 153.1 | 5 | 172 | 88 |
| Prince Edward Island | 31 | 47.7% | 68.4 | 34 | 52.3% | 111.2 | 3 | 78 | 68 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | - | - | - | 5 | 100.0% | 230.4 | - | - | 5 |
| Canada | 3,292 | 71.2% | - | 1,333 | 28.8% | - | 96 | - | 4,721 |
Robotic milking
Robotic milking
| Province | # of barns Tie Stall | % Tie Stall | Herd Size Tie Stall | # of barns Free Stall | % Free Stall | Herd Size Free Stall | # barns Unrecorded | Herd Size Unrecorded | Total Number of barns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | - | - | - | 52 | 100.0% | 169.7 | - | - | 52 |
| Alberta | - | - | - | 91 | 100.0% | 157.9 | - | - | 91 |
| Saskatchewan | - | - | - | 24 | 100.0% | 158.0 | - | - | 24 |
| Manitoba | 1 | 1.7% | 46 | 57 | 98.3% | 198.8 | - | - | 58 |
| Ontario | 8 | 2.0% | 90 | 398 | 98.0% | 113.1 | 2 | 163 | 408 |
| Quebec | 58 | 11.0% | 89 | 468 | 89.0% | 114.0 | 6 | 457 | 532 |
| New Brunswick | - | - | - | 33 | 100.0% | 100.4 | - | - | 33 |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | 3.6% | 114 | 27 | 96.4% | 124.2 | 1 | 114 | 29 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 | 6.3% | 129 | 15 | 93.8% | 117.1 | - | - | 16 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | - | - | - | 4 | 100.0% | 109.8 | - | - | 4 |
| Canada | 69 | 5.6% | - | 1,169 | 94.4% | - | 9 | - | 1,247 |
Source: Lactanet
Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal industry division, Market information section
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