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  • It takes around 30 - 36 months from hatching for a farmed Atlantic salmon to grow large enough to sell (between 3.5-5kg).
  • Approximately 20 million turkeys are produced in the UK each year for meat
  • It can take just 37 days from hatching for a chicken to reach its slaughter weight of 2.2kg
  • Approximately 800 million meat chickens are slaughtered in the UK every year.
  • In 2009 55% of UK eggs were produced in cages. The remaining 45% were produced in higher welfare barn and free range systems, compared to just 25% in 1999.
  • Modern commercial breeds of laying hen lay an average of about 300 eggs a year.
  • There are about 30 million laying hens in the UK, that's roughly one hen for every two people.
  • In Wales there are more sheep than people (around 5.5 million sheep versus 2.5 million people).
  • There are around 20.5 million sheep in the UK.
  • The average person eats 74.3kg of meat and poultry every year, including 13.8kg of pork and 7,5kg of bacon.
  • Only just over 7% of chickens in the UK are reared to RSPCA higher welfare standards.
  • Around 60% of Scottish salmon farms are now Freedom Food approved.
  • The number of animals under the Freedom Food scheme increased by 46% between 2008 and 2009, with more than 532 million animals covered by the scheme.
  • Around 95% of UK free range egg production is under Freedom Food.
  • There are currently 1.9 million pigs reared to RSPCA welfare standards in the UK under Freedom Food. This accounts for 20% of the UK industry.
  • The turkey was domesticated around 2500 years ago by the South American Indians; however development into the present day turkey has only taken place over the last 40 years.
  • Wild turkeys can reach speeds of 25 miles per hour on the ground.
  • Turkeys have good hearing, but no external ears
  • The largest litter of piglets ever farrowed was in Australia - 36 piglets were born alive and 33 survived
  • The sanskrit word for war means 'desire for more cows'
  • The oldest cow ever recorded was Big Bertha who lived to 48 years old, producing 39 calves in her lifetime.
  • Record production of milk by a dairy cow in one day is 109 litres which is 192 pints. Record production in one year is 26,953 litres which is 47,452 pints.
  • Dairy cattles' black and white markings are unique to each cow, like a fingerprint