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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2006
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 522,553 128,887 120,737 8,150
Calves 506,806 124,261 118,374 5,887
Adult cattle 15,747 4,626 2,363 2,263
Ovine 1,850,695 22,938 22,938 0
Lambs 1,827,518 22,518 22,518 0
Adult sheep 23,177 420 420 0
Caprine 201,862 887 886 1
Swine 15,341,693 1,227,542 658,061 569,481
Piglets 50,589 351 313 38
Other swine 15,291,104 1,227,191 657,748 569,443
Equine 7,218 1,687 1,687 0
Poultry (1) 203,014 328,496 309,459 19,037
Broilers 139,884 264,037 246,798 17,239
Hens 3,280 8,540 8,540 0
Other birds 59,850 55,919 54,121 1,798
Rabbits (1) 13,302 20,550 20,550 0
Total 234,240,021 1,730,987 1,134,318 596,669
Source: Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural.
Note: (1) Las reses de sacrificio de ganado se cuentan en miles.

Last update: July 14, 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 "..".