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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2010
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 480,685 120,918 102,855 18,063
Adult cattle (1) 20,307 6,544 4,360 2,185
Other cattle 460,378 114,374 98,495 15,878
Ovine 1,508,456 19,328 17,750 1,578
Adult sheep 7,026 160 140 21
Other sheep 1,501,430 19,168 17,610 1,557
Caprine 177,516 767 738 29
Swine 16,898,418 1,369,435 874,433 495,003
Piglets 18,473 126 119 7
Other swine 16,879,945 1,369,309 874,314 494,996
Equine 6,864 1,820 1,812 7
Poultry 206,072 (2) 341,641 326,387 15,253
Broilers 153,816 272,222 257,768 14,454
Hens 3,573 8,976 8,946 30
Other birds 48,683 60,443 59,673 769
Rabbits 14,147 (2) 16,424 16,369 55
Total 239,290,939 1,870,333 1,340,344 529,987
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 "..".