# Share of farms with poultry

A map of a former edition of the Atlas of Switzerland, the national atlas published by ETH Zurich. It opens only in the desktop atlas (version 4) for Windows and macOS, not in the web atlas; see the links below.

- Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/share-of-farms-with-poultry/
- Map id: 792
- Categories: Economy and Energy › Farming › Livestock
- Keywords: Agriculture, Animals, Economy, Labour
- Published: 2020-06-19
- Last revised: 2022-02-10
- Content language: English
- Other languages: [Deutsch](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/de/thema/anteil-landwirtschaftsbetriebe-mit-gefluegel.md), [Français](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/fr/theme/part-des-exploitations-agricoles-avec-volailles.md), [Italiano](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/it/tema/quote-di-aziende-agricole-con-pollame.md)

## Description

As in previous years, cattle stocks fell further in 2019 (-1.2%). This trend was particularly noticeable in dairy cows (554,600 animals, -1.7%). Since 1999, dairy cow stocks have decreased by 19% and the number of breeding facilities has also been reduced (-47%).
Spurred on by the success of organic production, beef production continued to make gains as it has done in previous years. The number of suckler cows increased by 2.2%, stocks having tripled within 20 years (1999: 41,200, 2019: 128,300). In pork production, the number of producers fell (5,800, -5.7%) as did the animal stocks (-4.1%).
Overall, poultry farming experienced an upturn in 2019 (+2.5%). Due to rising demand, the number of laying hens increased by 5.3% in comparison with 2018. 18% of them are bred in accordance with the requirements for an organic label. On the other hand, the number of broiler chickens remained stable in comparison with the previous year.
Sheep and goat stocks also remained practically the same in 2019. The latter of these are mainly raised in the cantons of Bern, Grisons, Valais and St. Gallen. Three-quarters of dairy sheep stocks are bred in accordance with organic farming guidelines.

## Sources

- FSO (2020): Farm structure census 2019. Neuchâtel

## Data sources

- Atlas of Switzerland: [Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/)
- FSO (2020): Farm structure census 2019. Neuchâtel
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Gemeindegrenzen GG25](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/landscape/boundaries3D)
- swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Landeskarte 1:500.000](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/maps/national/lk500)

## Data owners

- [Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/)
- [Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo)](http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/)

## Citation

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> Atlas of Switzerland (2022): Share of farms with poultry. ETH Zürich. Map data © FSO, swisstopo. https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/share-of-farms-with-poultry/

## Links

- Map page, with the description and sources and a button that opens the map in the desktop atlas: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/share-of-farms-with-poultry/
- Open the map in the desktop atlas (version 4), where it is installed: adsglobe://map/792
- Download of the desktop atlas (version 4) for Windows and macOS: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/ads4-download/

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