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Why do we conduct this survey?

The purpose of this survey is to collect up-to-date information on the number of livestock on your agricultural operation. The data are used by agricultural industry analysts and producers to make production and marketing decisions, and by government analysts to monitor the livestock industry and develop agricultural policies in Canada.

Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Other important information

Authorization to collect this information

Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.

Confidentiality

By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.

Record linkages

To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Data-sharing agreements

To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:

Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6

You may also contact us by email at statcan.esdhelpdesk-dsebureaudedepannage.statcan@statcan.gc.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the Prince Edward Island statistical agency as well as with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Business or organization and contact information

1. Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed.

Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.

  • Legal Name
    • The legal name is one recognized by law, thus it is the name liable for pursuit or for debts incurred by the business or organization. In the case of a corporation, it is the legal name as fixed by its charter or the statute by which the corporation was created.
    • Modifications to the legal name should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
    • To indicate a legal name of another legal entity you should instead indicate it in question 3 by selecting 'Not currently operational' and then choosing the applicable reason and providing the legal name of this other entity along with any other requested information.
  • Operating Name (if applicable)
    • The operating name is a name the business or organization is commonly known as if different from its legal name. The operating name is synonymous with trade name.

Legal name

Operating name (if applicable)

2. Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed.

Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Preferred language of communication
    • English
    • French
  • Mailing address (number and street)
  • City
  • Province, territory or state
  • Postal code or ZIP code
  • Country
    • Canada
    • United States
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (including area code)
  • Extension number (if applicable)
    The maximum number of characters is 5.
  • Fax number (including area code)

3. Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

  • Operational
  • Not currently operational
    Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
    • Seasonal operations
      • When did this business or organization close for the season?
        • Date
      • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
        • Date
    • Ceased operations
      • When did this business or organization cease operations?
        • Date
      • Why did this business or organization cease operations?
        • Bankruptcy
        • Liquidation
        • Dissolution
        • Other - Specify the other reasons for ceased operations
    • Sold operations
      • When was this business or organization sold?
        • Date
      • What is the legal name of the buyer?
    • Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
      • When did this business or organization amalgamate?
        • Date
      • What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
      • What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
    • Temporarily inactive but will re-open
      • When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
        • Date
      • When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
        • Date
      • Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
    • No longer operating due to other reasons
      • When did this business or organization cease operations?
        • Date
      • Why did this business or organization cease operations?

4. Please verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.

Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

This question verifies the business or organization's current main activity as classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies. NAICS is based on supply-side or production-oriented principles, to ensure that industrial data, classified to NAICS, are suitable for the analysis of production-related issues such as industrial performance.

The target entity for which NAICS is designed are businesses and other organizations engaged in the production of goods and services. They include farms, incorporated and unincorporated businesses and government business enterprises. They also include government institutions and agencies engaged in the production of marketed and non-marketed services, as well as organizations such as professional associations and unions and charitable or non-profit organizations and the employees of households.

The associated NAICS should reflect those activities conducted by the business or organizational units targeted by this questionnaire only, as identified in the 'Answering this questionnaire' section and which can be identified by the specified legal and operating name. The main activity is the activity which most defines the targeted business or organization's main purpose or reason for existence. For a business or organization that is for-profit, it is normally the activity that generates the majority of the revenue for the entity.

The NAICS classification contains a limited number of activity classifications; the associated classification might be applicable for this business or organization even if it is not exactly how you would describe this business or organization's main activity.

Please note that any modifications to the main activity through your response to this question might not necessarily be reflected prior to the transmitting of subsequent questionnaires and as a result they may not contain this updated information.

The following is the detailed description including any applicable examples or exclusions for the classification currently associated with this business or organization.

Description and examples

  • This is the current main activity.
  • This is not the current main activity.
    Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity.
    e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

Main activity

5. You indicated that is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as:?

  • Yes
    When did the main acitivity change? Date
  • No

6. Please search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity.

Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)

  • Farming or logging operation
  • Construction company or general contractor
  • Manufacturer
  • Wholesaler
  • Retailer
  • Provider of passenger or freight transportation
  • Provider of investment, savings or insurance products
  • Real estate agency, real estate brokerage or leasing company
  • Provider of professional, scientific or technical services
  • Provider of health care or social services
  • Restaurant, bar, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment
  • Other sector

7. You have indicated that the current main activity of this business or organization is: Main activity Are there any other activities that contribute significantly (at least 10%) to this business or organization's revenue?

  • Yes, there are other activities.
  • No, that is the only significant activity.
    Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's secondary activity.
    e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development

8. Approximately what percentage of this business or organization's revenue is generated by each of the following activities?

When precise figures are not available, please provide your best estimates.

 
  Percentage of revenue
Main activity  
Secondary activity  
All other activities  
Total percentage  

Cattle and calves

1. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any cattle or calves on this operation?

Report all cattle and calves regardless of ownership.

Include:

  • those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
  • those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all cattle and calves kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

  • all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
  • all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

Exclude livestock which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Community pastures, grazing associations, Crown land: a community pasture or grazing reserve can be a federal, provincial or municipal land operated by a manager and rented to livestock producers for pasturing animals at a fixed fee per head. A co-operative grazing association is a group of people who usually incorporate and rent or lease land for a common grazing area.

  • Note: forest reserves fall under the category of grazing reserve. Crown land is land owned by the government (municipal, provincial or federal) and generally managed by the government. Crown land does not necessarily have to be used for the purpose of grazing livestock, although grazing does take place on Crown land, particularly in British Columbia.

Fed under contract / custom feeding: livestock are fed under a pre-arranged agreement with a company (for example, feed mill) or another producer to feed the cattle or hogs to market weight. Usually the "feed" operator owns the buildings and supplies the labour but does not own the livestock.

Feedlot (cattle): feedlots are operations where livestock are fattened for market. A feedlot operation may own the animals, or may feed them for other operators for a fee, or both.

  • Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Feeding and finishing operations (pigs): feeding and finishing operations are applicable to pigs. Hog feeding and finishing operations are operations in which hogs are fed to market weight. Usually there are no breeding sows or boars in these operations other than those culled from a breeding herd, being fattened for slaughter.

Slaughtered for own consumption: if there are any livestock (cattle, hogs, or sheep) which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include that livestock in inventory counts. For example, if a dairy operator has one pig which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include this pig in inventory counts.

  • Yes
  • No

Cattle and calves - Inventory

2. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all cattle and calves on this operation, regardless of ownership.
Exclude all cattle and calves kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Cattle and calves

  • Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaugther.
  • Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.
  • Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.
  • Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".
  • Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.
  • Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.
 
  Number
Bulls, one year and over  
Dairy cows  
Beef cows  
Calves, under one year  
Heifers, one year and over for dairy replacement heifers  
Heifers, one year and over for beef replacement heifers  
Heifers, one year and over for slaughter or feeder heifers  
Steers, one year and over  
Total inventory of cattle and calves  

Cattle and calves - Production

3. How many calves were born alive on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Cattle and calves

  • Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaugther.
  • Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.
  • Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.
  • Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".
  • Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.
  • Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.

Number of calves:

4. How many cows and heifers do you expect to calve on this operation in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Cattle and calves

  • Bulls: male cattle which have not been castrated, 1 year and over, which are or will be kept for breeding purposes or for slaugther.
  • Calves: cattle of either sex, under 1 year old.
  • Calving: a term used when referring to cattle, meaning to give birth.
  • Cow: female cattle which have calved at least once, being used for the production of dairy or for the reproduction of beef calves. Include "first calf heifers".
  • Heifers: female cattle over 1 year old which have never calved, used (or to be used) for breeding or fed for slaughter.
  • Steers: castrated male cattle, 1 year and over, being fed for slaughter.

Number of cows and heifers:

Pigs

5. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any pigs on this operation?

Report all pigs regardless of ownership.

Include:

  • those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
  • those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all pigs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

  • all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
  • all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

Exclude livestock which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Community pastures, grazing associations, Crown land: a community pasture or grazing reserve can be a federal, provincial or municipal land operated by a manager and rented to livestock producers for pasturing animals at a fixed fee per head. A co-operative grazing association is a group of people who usually incorporate and rent or lease land for a common grazing area.

  • Note: forest reserves fall under the category of grazing reserve. Crown land is land owned by the government (municipal, provincial or federal) and generally managed by the government. Crown land does not necessarily have to be used for the purpose of grazing livestock, although grazing does take place on Crown land, particularly in British Columbia.

Fed under contract / custom feeding: livestock are fed under a pre-arranged agreement with a company (for example, feed mill) or another producer to feed the cattle or hogs to market weight. Usually the "feed" operator owns the buildings and supplies the labour but does not own the livestock.

Feedlot (cattle): feedlots are operations where livestock are fattened for market. A feedlot operation may own the animals, or may feed them for other operators for a fee, or both.

  • Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Feeding and finishing operations (pigs): feeding and finishing operations are applicable to pigs. Hog feeding and finishing operations are operations in which hogs are fed to market weight. Usually there are no breeding sows or boars in these operations other than those culled from a breeding herd, being fattened for slaughter.

Slaughtered for own consumption: if there are any livestock (cattle, hogs, or sheep) which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include that livestock in inventory counts. For example, if a dairy operator has one pig which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include this pig in inventory counts.

  • Yes
  • No

Were there any pigs on this operation during the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

  • Yes
  • No

Pigs - Inventory

6. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all pigs on this operation, regardless of ownership.
Exclude all pigs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Pigs

  • Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
  • Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
  • Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
  • Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
    • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
  • Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
  • Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
    • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
  • Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
  • Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
  • Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
  • Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
  • Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
  • Stillborn: born dead.
  • Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
  • Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
  • Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.
 
  Number
Breeding stock, six months and over  
Sows and gilts kept for breeding  
Boars kept for breeding  
All other pigs  
Suckling pigs, less than 15 lb (7 kg)  
Weanling, nursery, or starter pigs, 15 to 49 lb (7 to 22 kg)  
Market pigs, 50 lb and over (23 kg and over)  
Total inventory of pigs  

Pigs - Inventory

7. How many of the ##### market pigs are in each of the following categories?

Pigs

  • Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
  • Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
  • Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
  • Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
    • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
  • Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
  • Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
    • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
  • Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
  • Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
  • Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
  • Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
  • Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
  • Stillborn: born dead.
  • Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
  • Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
  • Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.
 
  Number
over 179 lb (81 kg)  
between 120 to 179 lb (54 to 81 kg)  
between 50 and 120 lb (23 to 54 kg)  
Total market pigs  

Pigs - Farrowings

8. Please provide the total number of farrowings, the average number of piglets per litter and the total piglets born in the last six months between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD.

Include pigs born alive and stillborn.

  • Total number of farrowings: this question is asking to report the total number of farrowings in the last 6 months. If a sow farrowed two times in the last 6 months this would be reported as two farrowings.
  • Average number of piglets born per litter: this question is asking to report the average number of piglets born per litter during the last 6 months. Some respondents interpret this to mean how many total piglets were born during the last six months. The data we are looking for is the average number of piglets born per sow. For example: If a respondent has 100 sows and each sow has 10 piglets born per litter. The correct response would be on average 10 piglets born per litter. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.
  • Total piglets born: this question is asking to report the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. This question is autofilled if the total number of farrowings and the average number of piglets born per litter are reported. Total number of farrowings in the last 6 months multiplied by average number of piglets born per litter equals the total piglets born in the last 6 months. If the respondent is not able to report the total number of farrowings or average number of piglets born, the respondent should manually enter the total number of piglets born in the last 6 months. Include piglets born alive and stillborn.
 
  Number
Total number of farrowings in last six months  
Average number of piglets born per litter  
Total piglets born in last six months  

9. Compared with the last six months, do you expect the number of farrowings to increase, decrease, or stay the same in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Pigs

  • Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
  • Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
  • Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
  • Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
    • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
  • Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
  • Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
    • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
  • Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
  • Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
  • Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
  • Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
  • Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
  • Stillborn: born dead.
  • Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
  • Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
  • Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Stay the same

What is the expected percentage increase?

What is the expected percentage decrease?

10. Of the ##### piglets born during the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD, what percentage were stillborn, died or were destroyed before weaning?

Pigs

  • Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
  • Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
  • Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
  • Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
    • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
  • Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
  • Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
    • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
  • Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
  • Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
  • Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
  • Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
  • Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
  • Stillborn: born dead.
  • Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
  • Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
  • Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Percentage

Pigs - Shipments for slaughter

11. How many pigs will this operation have shipped to a slaughter facility in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Enter "0" if none.

Pigs

  • Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
  • Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
  • Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
  • Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
    • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
  • Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
  • Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
    • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
  • Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
  • Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
  • Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
  • Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
  • Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
  • Stillborn: born dead.
  • Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
  • Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
  • Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Number of pigs:

12. Of the ##### pigs shipped to slaughter, what percentage were shipped to a facility in

Pigs

  • Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
  • Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
  • Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
  • Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
    • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
  • Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
  • Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
    • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
  • Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
  • Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
  • Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
  • Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
  • Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
  • Stillborn: born dead.
  • Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
  • Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
  • Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.
 
  Percentage
the same province  
another province  
the United States  
Total pigs shipped to slaughter  

Pigs - Shipments for feeding purposes

13. How many weanling, nursery, or starter pigs, 15 to 49 lb (7 to 22 kg) will this operation have shipped in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD, to another operation for feeding purposes?

Enter "0" if none.

Pigs

  • Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
  • Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
  • Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
  • Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
    • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
  • Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
  • Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
    • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
  • Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
  • Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
  • Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
  • Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
  • Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
  • Stillborn: born dead.
  • Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
  • Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
  • Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.

Number of weanling, nursery, and starter pigs:

14. Of the ##### weanling, nursery or starter pigs shipped for feeding purposes, what percentage were shipped to another operation in

Pigs

  • Boars: non-castrated male pigs, 6 months and older, used or to be used (or sold) for breeding purposes.
  • Bred gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed but which have been bred; they are intended for breeding purposes.
  • Farrowing: term used when referring to pigs, meaning "to give birth".
  • Feeders: market pigs that are 50 to 119 pounds (23 to 53 kilograms) or 120 to 179 pounds (54 to 81 kilograms).
    • Note: sometimes referred to as grower pigs.
  • Finishers: market pigs over 179 pounds (81 kilograms) which are being fed for slaughter.
  • Gilts: female pigs which have never farrowed and are intended for breeding. Gilts intended for breeding may or may not be bred.
    • Note: gilts are younger than bred gilts.
  • Hog: a general term used to describe any type of pig.
  • Market pigs: consists of "feeders (growers)" and "finishers" which are over 50 pounds (23 kilograms). The general term 'market pigs' is to differentiate from pigs for breeding.
  • Piglet: a general term used to describe a new born pig.
  • Slaughter hogs: pigs which are approximately 220 to 240 pounds (100 to 110 kilograms) and are ready to be sold or slaughtered.
  • Sows: female pigs which have farrowed at least once.
  • Stillborn: born dead.
  • Suckling pigs: young pigs under 15 pounds (7 kilograms), which have not been weaned.
  • Weaners, Weanling, Nursery or Starter: pigs of either sex, 15 to 49 pounds (7 to 22 kilograms), which have recently been weaned.
  • Weaning: switching a young animal from mother's milk to another source of food.
 
  Percentage
the same province  
another province  
the United States  
Total weanling, nursery or starter pigs shipped for feeding  

Sheep and lambs

15. On YYYY-MM-DD do you expect to have any sheep or lambs on this operation?

Report all sheep or lambs regardless of ownership.

Include:

  • those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract
  • those that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or Crown land.

Exclude all sheep and lambs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Inclusions and exclusions

When answering the livestock questions, please include:

  • all livestock on your operation as of YYYY-MM-DD, regardless of ownership, including livestock pastured, custom fed or fed under contract for others
  • all livestock owned by the operator and held on Crown land, community pastures and grazing projects.

Exclude livestock which are owned by you but kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Community pastures, grazing associations, Crown land: a community pasture or grazing reserve can be a federal, provincial or municipal land operated by a manager and rented to livestock producers for pasturing animals at a fixed fee per head. A co-operative grazing association is a group of people who usually incorporate and rent or lease land for a common grazing area.

  • Note: forest reserves fall under the category of grazing reserve. Crown land is land owned by the government (municipal, provincial or federal) and generally managed by the government. Crown land does not necessarily have to be used for the purpose of grazing livestock, although grazing does take place on Crown land, particularly in British Columbia.

Fed under contract / custom feeding: livestock are fed under a pre-arranged agreement with a company (for example, feed mill) or another producer to feed the cattle or hogs to market weight. Usually the "feed" operator owns the buildings and supplies the labour but does not own the livestock.

Feedlot (cattle): feedlots are operations where livestock are fattened for market. A feedlot operation may own the animals, or may feed them for other operators for a fee, or both.

  • Note: feedlots are more applicable to cattle.

Feeding and finishing operations (pigs): feeding and finishing operations are applicable to pigs. Hog feeding and finishing operations are operations in which hogs are fed to market weight. Usually there are no breeding sows or boars in these operations other than those culled from a breeding herd, being fattened for slaughter.

Slaughtered for own consumption: if there are any livestock (cattle, hogs, or sheep) which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include that livestock in inventory counts. For example, if a dairy operator has one pig which will be slaughtered for personal consumption, include this pig in inventory counts.

  • Yes
  • No

Were there any sheep or lambs kept on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

  • Yes
  • No

Sheep and lambs - Inventory

16. How many of the following do you expect to have on this operation on YYYY-MM-DD?

Include all sheep or lambs on this operation, regardless of ownership.
Exclude all sheep and lambs kept on a farm, ranch, or feedlot operated by someone else.

Sheep and lambs

  • Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
  • Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
  • Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
  • Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.
 
  Number
Rams, one year and over  
Ewes  
Replacement lambs  
Market lambs  
Total inventory of sheep and lambs  

Sheep and lambs - Production

17. How many lambs were born on this operation in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Include lambs born alive and stillborn.

Sheep and lambs

  • Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
  • Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
  • Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
  • Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of lambs:

18. How many sheep and lambs died on this operation, including those killed by disease or predators, in the last six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Exclude those slaughtered for meat.

Sheep and lambs

  • Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
  • Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
  • Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
  • Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of sheep and lambs:

19. How many lambs do you expect to be born on this operation in the next six months, between YYYY-MM-DD and YYYY-MM-DD?

Sheep and lambs

  • Rams: non-castrated male sheep kept for breeding.
  • Ewes: female sheep kept for breeding.
  • Replacement lambs: replacement lambs are lambs that are being kept for breeding purposes. Include lambs born on the operation and lambs purchased from other sources. Also include lambs born and still located on the operation that will eventually be sold to other farms for breeding purposes.
  • Market lambs: market lambs are male or female lambs that are raised with the intent for slaughter.

Number of lambs:

Agricultural production

20. Which of the following agricultural products are currently being produced on this operation?

Select all that apply.

  • Field crops
  • Hay
  • Summerfallow
  • Potatoes
  • Fruit, berries and nuts
  • Vegetables
  • Sod
  • Nursery products
  • Greenhouse products
  • Cattle and calves
  • Include beef or dairy.
  • Pigs
  • Sheep and lambs
  • Mink
  • Fox
  • Hens and chickens
  • Turkeys
  • Maple taps
  • Honey bees
  • Mushrooms
  • Other
    • Specify agricultural products
  • Not producing agricultural products

Area in crops

21. What area of this operation is used for the following crops?

Report the areas only once, even if used for more than one crop type.

Exclude land used by others.

 
  Area Unit of measure
Field crops    
Hay    
Summerfallow    
Potatoes    
Fruit, berries and nuts    
Vegetables    
Sod    
Nursery products    
List of unit measures
  • acres
  • hectares
  • arpents

Greenhouse area

22. What is the total area under glass, plastic or other protection used for growing plants?

Total area

Unit of measure

  • square feet
  • square metres

Livestock (excluding birds)

23. How many of the following animals are on this operation?

Report all animals on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those that are boarded, custom-fed or fed under contract.

Include all animals kept by this operation, regardless of ownership, that are pastured on a community pasture, grazing co-op or public land
Exclude animals owned but kept on a farm, ranch or feedlot operated by someone else.

 
  Number
Cattle and calves  
Pigs  
Sheep and lambs  
Mink  
Fox  

Birds

24. How many of the following birds are on this operation?

Report all poultry on this operation, regardless of ownership, including those grown under contract.

Include poultry for sale and poultry for personal use.
Exclude poultry owned but kept on an operation operated by someone else.

 
  Number
Hens and chickens  
Turkeys  

Maple taps

25. What was the total number of taps made on maple trees last spring?

Total number of taps

Honey bees

26. How many live colonies of honey bees (used for honey production or pollination) are owned by this operation?

Include bees owned, regardless of location.

Number of colonies

Mushrooms

27. What is the total mushroom growing area (standing footage) on this operation?

Include mushrooms grown using beds, trays, tunnels or logs.

Total area

Unit of measure

  • square feet
  • square metres

Changes and events that affected the business or organization

28. Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period.

Select all that apply.

  • Strike or lock-out
  • Exchange rate impact
  • Price changes in goods or services sold
  • Contracting out
  • Organizational change
  • Price changes in labour or raw materials
  • Natural disaster
  • Recession
  • Change in product line
  • Sold business units
  • Expansion
  • New/lost contract
  • Plant closures
  • Acquired business units
  • Other
    • Specify the other changes or events
  • No changes or events

Contact person

29. Statistics Canada may need to contact the person who completed this questionnaire for further information. Is Provided Given Names Provided Family Name the best person to contact?

  • Yes
  • No

Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Title
  • Email address
  • Telephone number (including area code)
  • Extension number (if applicable) - The maximum number of characters is 5.
  • Fax number (including area code)

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