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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2013
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 483,238 119,075 102,876 16,199
Adult cattle (1) 16,043 4,732 3,363 1,369
Other cattle 467,195 114,343 99,513 14,830
Ovine 1,239,117 16,001 15,028 973
Adult sheep 4,954 94 65 29
Other sheep 1,234,163 15,907 14,963 944
Caprine 142,997 647 631 16
Swine 18,593,752 1,506,987 712,189 794,798
Piglets 9,284 59 59 0
Other swine 18,584,468 1,506,928 712,130 794,798
Equine 6,501 1,586 1,480 106
Poultry 194,853 (2) 331,448 323,129 8,319
Broilers 147,318 266,615 258,751 7,864
Hens 2,246 5,162 5,049 114
Other birds 45,289 59,671 59,329 341
Rabbits 13,592 (2) 15,567 15,453 115
Total 228,910,605 1,991,311 1,170,786 820,526
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment.
Notes:
(1) Cows that have calved at least once.
In thousands.

Last update: July 16, 2014.

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 "..".