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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2016
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 525,139 132,504 116,948 15,556
Adult cattle (1) 21,339 6,241 4,524 1,717
Other cattle 503,800 126,263 112,424 13,839
Ovine 1,268,911 16,882 15,799 1,083
Adult sheep 7,514 149 146 3
Other sheep 1,261,397 16,733 15,653 1,080
Caprine 144,353 650 637 13
Swine 21,684,315 1,793,833 1,051,128 742,705
Piglets 11,205 67 62 5
Other swine 21,673,110 1,793,766 1,051,066 742,700
Equine 6,663 1,558 1,541 17
Poultry (2) 207,326 368,905 358,804 10,101
Broilers 162,517 297,974 288,073 9,900
Hens 1,729 4,172 4,153 19
Other birds 43,080 66,759 66,577 182
Rabbits (2) 11,006 12,894 12,876 18
Total 241,961,381 2,327,225 1,557,732 769,492
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
Notes:
(1) Cows that have calved at least once.
(2) Head slaughtered in thousands.

Last update: October 22, 2019.

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 "..".