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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2008
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 492,678 123,958 114,841 9,117
Calves (1) 482,238 120,885 113,373 7,512
Adult cattle 10,440 3,073 1,468 1,605
Ovine 1,505,647 18,710 18,710 0
Lambs 1,491,383 18,461 18,461 0
Adult sheep 14,264 249 249 0
Caprine 125,553 541 541 0
Swine 16,729,435 1,348,840 929,325 419,515
Piglets 52,163 308 308 0
Other swine 16,677,272 1,348,532 929,017 419,515
Equine 6,697 1,570 1,570 0
Poultry 210,836 (2) 327,650 307,744 19,905
Broilers 149,020 258,175 239,762 18,412
Hens 4,207 10,971 10,955 16
Other birds 57,609 58,504 57,027 1,477
Rabbits 13,329 (2) 14,548 14,548 0
Total 243,025,010 1,835,817 1,387,280 448,536
Source: Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural.
Notes:
(1) Male and female bovines up to 2 years of age.
In thousands.

Last update: June 9, 2010.

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 "..".