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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2007
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 516,602 130,510 120,990 9,521
Calves 506,155 127,349 119,661 7,689
Adult cattle 10,447 3,161 1,329 1,832
Ovine 1,726,046 21,586 21,586 0
Lambs 1,697,312 21,065 21,065 0
Adult sheep 28,734 521 521 0
Caprine 130,437 593 593 0
Swine 16,353,138 1,310,602 787,137 523,465
Piglets 32,862 175 175 0
Other swine 16,320,276 1,310,427 786,962 523,465
Equine 7,173 1,694 1,694 0
Poultry (1) 243,765 380,621 360,368 20,253
Broilers 165,251 286,831 268,045 18,786
Hens 2,342 5,999 5,999 0
Other birds 76,172 87,791 86,324 1,467
Rabbits (1) 13,944 16,039 16,039 0
Total 276,442,396 1,861,645 1,308,407 553,239
Source: Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural.
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 "..".