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The table below shows the number of farms and number of goats in Canada as a whole, and in the provinces, in 2001 and 2006. Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia are the only provinces with an increase in goat numbers. Note also that, with these 4 provinces all showing an increase in the number of goats, three of them (the exception is the Province of Quebec) experience a decrease in the number of farms. For example, in Manitoba, while the number of goats from 2001 to 2006 has increased about 4%, the number of farms has decreased (during the same period) by about 7%.

Manitoba has about 7% of the goat population in Canada. The average herd size in Manitoba is 30 goats, compared to the national average at 26 goats per farm.

 

	2006		2001
	Farms	Number	Farms	Number
Canada	6725	177698	7706	182851
Manitoba	470	13159	507	12637
Saskatchewan	599	11793	861	15797
Alberta	1220	29113	1675	42270
British Columbia	904	13091	1040	18759
Ontario	2169	76114	2342	62310
Quebec	1070	30870	975	27337
New Brunswick	77	1119	91	1172
Nova Scotia	165	2111	159	2051
PEI	31	229	31	324
NL	20	99	25	194

Statistics Canada, 2006

 

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3 oz. Roasted	Calories	Fat (g)	Saturated Fat (g)	Protein (g)	Iron (g)
Goat	122	2.58	.79	23	3.2
Beef	245	16.0	6.8	23	2.0
Pork	310	24.0	8.7	21	2.7
Lamb	235	16.0	7.3	22	1.4
Chicken	120	3.5	1.1	21	1.5

 

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