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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2012
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 477,549 119,571 105,774 13,797
Adult cattle (1) 20,789 6,113 4,188 1,925
Other cattle 456,760 113,458 101,586 11,872
Ovine 1,341,826 17,433 16,828 605
Adult sheep 4,438 89 89 0
Other sheep 1,337,388 17,344 16,739 605
Caprine 174,412 784 780 4
Swine 18,042,794 1,454,156 686,229 767,928
Piglets 10,933 63 61 2
Other swine 18,031,861 1,454,094 686,168 767,926
Equine 7,280 1,699 1,670 29
Poultry 206,482 (2) 352,876 344,193 8,683
Broilers 154,374 278,118 269,786 8,332
Hens 3,251 6,886 6,865 21
Other birds 48,860 67,872 67,541 330
Rabbits 13,987 (2) 15,979 14,701 1,278
Total 240,513,086 1,962,498 1,170,175 792,324
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment.
Notes:
(1) Cows that have calved at least once.
In thousands.

Last update: October 9, 2013.

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 "..".