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Alberta Livestock Inspections - August 2007

 
 
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Inspection summary | Total livestock leaving Alberta | Cattle summary | Horse summary | Buffalo summary | 1996-2004 Summaries | Charts
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These figures indicate the total number of livestock inspected during the month of August 2007. Inspections are conducted by the Livestock Identification Services (LIS) under the authority of the Livestock Identification and Brand Inspection Act.

Summary
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August
Fiscal Y.T.D.
Year-to-Date
Cattle inspected
433,398
1,915,938
3,343,851
Horses inspected
5,256
28,026
41,825
Buffalo Inspected
1,081
7,309
13,019
Elk inspected
410
1,637
2,447
Deer inspected
-
-
-
2007
440,145
1,952,910
3,401,142
2006
402,977
1,930,741
3,299,222
Change
Increase/Decrease
37,168
22,169
101,920
Percentage
9.22%
1.15%
3.09%
.
August
Fiscal Y.T.D.
Year-to-Date
Market inspection
111,047
515,538
1,046,310
No Charge inspection
36,128
153,696
247,875
Packing Plants
162,819
742,237
1,166,695
Out-of-Province
47,969
238,679
434,779
Miscellaneous
31,569
93,841
158,420
Feedlot
47,431
192,367
321,079
Abattoirs
2,772
14,647
23,268
Mobile Butchers
0
268
269
Elk
410
1,637
2,447
Deer
-
-
-
Random inspections
0
0
0
US Imports
0
0
0
Restricted Feeder inspection
0
0
0
Total
440,145
1,952,910
3,401,142
Total Livestock Leaving Alberta
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Destination
August
Fiscal Y.T.D.
Year-to-date
British Columbia
3,145
17,429
20,550
Saskatchewan
4,621
35,290
53,363
Manitoba
119
1,403
2,763
Ontario
1,412
18,072
34,543
Quebec
1,832
9,029
14,842
USA
51,557
221,339
414,903
Maritimes
2
23
28
Argentina
0
0
0
Northwest Territories
0
0
0
Yukon
0
0
0
Other
514
1,786
3,295
Total
63,202
304,371
544,287
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Kinds
August
Fiscal Y.T.D.
Year-to-date
Steers
32,081
123,482
212,389
Heifers
18,252
97,019
198,446
Calves
834
14,751
27,920
Cows
2,209
12,849
19,644
Bulls
1,426
6,103
8,914
Yearlings
6,384
43,821
67,051
Horses
1,110
3,862
6,186
Buffalo
898
2,460
3,710
Elk
0
0
0
Miscellaneous
8
24
27
Total
63,202
304,371
544,287
Cattle Inspections

Inspection summary
August
Fiscal Y.T.D.
Year-to-date
Cattle slaughtered in Alberta direct
160,093
745,130
1,170,074
Cattle slaughtered in Alberta indirect
31,108
135,769
230,014
Number Slaughtered - Subtotal
191,201
880,899
1,400,088
Number of livestock exported
61,194
298,049
534,391
Number of feeder and replacement cattle
181,003
736,990
1,409,372
Total Cattle
433,398
1,915,938
3,343,851

Destination of cattle shipped out of Alberta
Destination
Feeder
Slaughter
Replacement
Total
August
YTD
August
YTD
August
YTD
August
YTD
British Columbia
1,171
1,274
695
1,229
1,069
1,227
2,935
16,519
Manitoba
112
112
7
7
-
86
119
1,285
Saskatchewan
3,559
7,650
1,544
2,568
192
827
5,295
34,388
Ontario
893
2,330
461
1,629
58
59
1,412
17,990
USA
3,393
11,187
46,872
84,541
-
-
50,265
219,769
Maritimes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
Quebec
771
1,967
1,034
1,348
10
25
1,815
8,980
Other
70
70
-
-
-
-
70
70
Totals
9,969
24,590
50,613
91,322
1,329
2,224
61,911
299,002

Horse Inspections

August
Fiscal Y.T.D.
Year-to-date
Horses slaughtered in Alberta direct
1,572
7,828
12,601
Number exported
1,110
3,862
6,186
Number of horses traded
2,574
16,336
23,038
Total horses
5,256
28,026
41,825

Buffalo Inspections

Buffalo
August
Fiscal Y.T.D.
Y.T.D.
Federal
537
3,436
6,347
Provincial
544
3,873
6,672
Total
1,081
7,309
13,019

Charts




 
 
 
 
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This information published to the web on September 28, 2007.