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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2003
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 546,103 134,243 126,972 7,271
Calves 519,102 126,605 122,550 4,055
Adult cattle 27,001 7,638 4,422 3,216
Ovine 2,159,023 26,536 26,451 85
Lambs 2,139,121 26,168 26,083 85
Adult sheep 19,902 368 368 0
Caprine 241,002 1,031 1,031 0
Swine 13,721,393 1,107,161 597,523 509,638
Piglets 35,978 177 175 2
Other swine 13,685,415 1,106,984 597,348 509,636
Equine 7,865 1,805 1,805 0
Poultry (1) 232,260 356,528 328,771 27,757
Broilers 168,297 298,663 273,014 25,649
Hens 3,207 8,623 8,344 279
Other birds 60,756 49,242 47,413 1,829
Rabbits (1) 21,450 25,740 25,740 0
Total 270,385,386 1,653,044 1,108,293 544,751
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 "..".