In 2023, almost *** million laying hens were kept at farms in Japan, making layers the most commonly raised animal type within the Japanese livestock farming industry. Across the Japanese animal husbandry sector, milk cows showed the lowest livestock numbers.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 22, 2024). Number of livestock in Japan in 2023, by animal species (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201406/japan-livestock-numbers-by-species/
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