Dairy barns by type

This section provides statistics about the types of dairy barns in Canada.

Non-robotic milking
Dairy barns without robotic milking system by type in Canada [1]   2022
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 6 4.3% 30.2 133 95.7% 207.6 - - 139
Alberta 10 4.5% 91.4 210 95.5% 174.1 - - 220
Saskatchewan 6 11.5% 109.5 46 88.5% 208.1 1 518 53
Manitoba 29 41.4% 85.1 41 58.6% 270.4 - - 70
Ontario 1,185 67.6% 62.4 569 32.4% 141.3 5 58 1,759
Quebec 2,481 89.1% 69.5 302 10.9% 146.6 86 69 2,869
New Brunswick 42 51.2% 64.1 40 48.8% 179.6 4 - 86
Nova Scotia 44 48.9% 62.1 46 51.1% 142.9 3 - 93
Prince Edward Island 35 49.3% 73.7 36 50.7% 110.7 2 72 73
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 16.7% 246 5 83.3% 253.2 - - 6
Canada 3,839 72.9% - 1,428 27.1% - 101 - 5,368
[1] Based on herds enrolled in milk recording program
Graph as described in the table above
Graph as described in the table above
Robotic milking
Dairy barns with robotic milking system by type in Canada [1]   2022
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 - - - 57 100% 167 - - 57
Alberta - - - 69 100% 149 1 224 70
Saskatchewan - - - 18 100% 148 - - 18
Manitoba 2 3% 54 59 97% 196 - - 61
Ontario 5 2% 92 323 98% 117 - - 328
Quebec 62 13.7% 89 390 86% 115 2 93 454
New Brunswick - 0.0% - 28 100.0% 80 - - 28
Nova Scotia - - - 16 100% 142 1 82 17
Prince Edward Island 1 0 135 9 90% 121 - - 10
Newfoundland and Labrador - - - 2 100% 138 1 113 3
Canada 70 7% - 971 93% - 5 - 1,046
[1] Based on herds enrolled in milk recording program
Graph as described in the table above
Graph as described in the table above

Source: Lactanet
Compiled by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Animal industry division, Market information section

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