1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
22.0
24.0
26.0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Million Head
Alberta
Canada
Fig. 27 Number of Cattle Slaughtered (Excluding Calves), Western Canada as a
Per Cent of Canada, 2005-2012
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Million Head
Western
Canada
Canada
Cattle and Calves
Hogs
72.2%
69.7%
71.3%
74.5%
74.8%
74.0%
72.3%
72.4%
0.0%
30.0%
60.0%
90.0%
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Per Cent
Note: Data represents livestock slaughtered in federally and provincially inspected plants in Alberta, irrespective of origin.
Source: "Red Meat Market Information", Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; and Canadian Beef Grading Agency
Fig. 28 Cattle and Calves and Hogs Slaughtered in Alberta, Western Canada and
Canada, 2005-2012
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