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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2009
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 473,842 116,416 100,061 16,355
Adult cattle (1) 18,376 5,536 1,629 3,907
Other cattle 455,466 110,880 98,432 12,448
Ovine 1,476,213 18,412 17,816 0
Adult sheep 18,028 354 354 0
Other sheep 1,458,185 18,057 17,462 596
Caprine 174,621 764 763 1
Swine 16,717,939 1,338,063 903,620 434,443
Piglets 23,924 159 158 2
Other swine 16,694,015 1,337,904 903,462 434,442
Equine 6,369 1,544 1,527 16
Poultry 208,593 (2) 342,437 321,014 21,424
Broilers 153,816 272,697 253,392 19,305
Hens 3,905 10,358 10,172 186
Other birds 50,872 59,382 57,449 1,932
Rabbits 13,663 (2) 14,925 14,905 21
Total 241,104,999 1,832,561 1,359,705 472,260
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment.
Notes:
(1) Cows that have calved at least once.
In thousands.

Last update: September 12, 2011.

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 "..".