<p>Kampala, Uganda &#124; THE INDEPENDENT &#124; Uganda&#8217;s National Livestock Census (NLC) results indicate near double growth in the country&#8217;s total population of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, poultry, rabbits, and pack animals between 2008 and 2021. There has been a 27.2% increase in the cattle population, an increase of 54.5% in the chicken population, while the pig population &#8230;</p>
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Uganda’s chicken population at 57.8 million, goats 17 million and pigs 7 million

Cattle populationThe national total cattle population is 14.5 million cattle.
This is an increase in the cattle population by 27.2 percent from 11.4 million cattle in 2008.
Chicken PopulationIn 2021, the chicken population was 57.8 million, an increase of 54.5 percent from 37.4 million chicken reported in 2008.
The Central region had the highest population of 20.7 million chicken representing 35.7 percent of the total chicken population.
At district level, Wakiso had the highest chicken population with 5.6 million chicken, followed by Mukono with 3.4 million chicken and Luwero with 1.4 million chicken.