2.1. Farm stock
The number of cattle farmswas determined based on farmtype, as defined by Statistics Canada. The farm types examined in this analysis are: (1) dairy cattle and milk production, (2) beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots, and (3) livestock combination farms, which were assumed to be a mix of only dairy and beef cows, excluding other livestock. It should be noted that farm type is defined as showing what the predominate type of production on that farm is. Thus, it is quite likely for example that a farm defined as a dairy farm also grows some amount of field crops. The results show that 27% of Ontario cattle farms are dairy operations, 60% are beef operations, and 13% are a combination. The Canadian breakdown is slightly different,
with 18%, 74% and 9%, respectively [20].