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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2001
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 502,673 126,253 120,324 5,929
Calves 494,651 123,993 119,449 4,544
Adult cattle 8,022 2,260 875 1,385
Ovine 2,296,673 28,127 27,847 280
Lambs 2,274,505 27,712 27,625 87
Adult sheep 22,168 415 222 193
Caprine 180,336 780 780 0
Swine 12,089,711 951,146 492,228 458,918
Piglets 36,899 219 205 14
Other swine 12,052,812 950,927 492,023 458,904
Equine 15,859 3,441 3,426 15
Poultry (1) 241,719 331,291 300,795 30,496
Broilers 167,661 294,442 268,516 25,926
Hens 5,810 12,834 11,697 1,137
Other birds 68,248 24,015 20,582 3,433
Rabbits (1) 20,620 25,000 25,000 0
Total 277,424,252 1,466,038 970,400 495,638
Source: Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca. Direcció de Serveis.
Note: (1) Las reses de sacrificio de ganado se cuentan en miles.

Last update: June 18, 2009.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Broiler
A type of fattening chicken bred and raised especially for meat production.

Methodological aspects

The data on macromagnitudes, surface area, machinery and head of livestock, as well as that on agricultural, livestock and forestry production, which is updated every year, is obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.

The purpose of the Slaughter Statistics is to obtain information on the evolution of meat production in Catalonia by species and type of animal. Monthly information is obtained for the main livestock species, including cows, pigs, goats, poultry, rabbits and horses.

A complementary annual survey is conducted on cattle slaughtered in the previous year for any slaughterhouse not covered by the monthly survey.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".