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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2011
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 477,388 118,241 102,673 15,568
Adult cattle (1) 15,372 5,139 3,951 1,188
Other cattle 462,016 113,102 98,722 14,380
Ovine 1,431,352 18,284 17,184 1,101
Adult sheep 7,226 136 136 0
Other sheep 1,424,126 18,148 17,048 1,101
Caprine 179,732 781 777 4
Swine 17,449,951 1,418,198 756,133 662,065
Piglets 14,894 87 87 0
Other swine 17,435,057 1,418,111 756,046 662,065
Equine 8,167 2,112 2,096 16
Poultry 212,182 (2) 355,847 333,862 21,985
Broilers 157,364 287,054 265,530 21,523
Hens 3,340 7,771 7,771 0
Other birds 51,478 61,023 60,561 462
Rabbits 14,082 (2) 16,194 16,164 0
Total 245,810,590 1,929,657 1,228,889 700,739
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment.
Notes:
(1) Cows that have calved at least once.
In thousands.

Last update: July 6, 2012.

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 "..".