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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2017
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 514,182 130,667 119,229 11,437
Adult cattle (1) 22,191 6,514 5,830 684
Other cattle 491,991 124,153 113,399 10,754
Ovine 1,242,514 16,478 15,433 1,045
Adult sheep 7,241 162 159 3
Other sheep 1,235,273 16,316 15,273 1,042
Caprine 136,281 603 588 15
Swine 21,646,356 1,796,810 959,115 837,695
Piglets 13,334 72 67 5
Other swine 21,633,022 1,796,738 959,048 837,690
Equine 5,131 1,232 1,205 26
Poultry (2) 199,517 365,381 362,691 2,690
Broilers 156,175 286,011 283,416 2,595
Hens 1,594 4,349 4,349 0
Other birds 41,748 75,021 74,926 94
Rabbits (2) 10,118 11,687 11,667 20
Total 233,179,464 2,322,858 1,469,929 852,929
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 "..".