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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2022
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 511,771 133,912 120,311 13,601
Adult cattle (1) 15,576 4,703 3,567 1,136
Other cattle 496,195 129,209 116,744 12,465
Ovine 1,068,086 14,435 13,332 1,103
Adult sheep 8,653 176 176 0
Other sheep 1,059,433 14,259 13,156 1,103
Caprine 76,469 359 354 5
Swine 23,384,848 2,019,354 794,588 1,224,766
Piglets 9,693 53 53 0
Other swine 23,375,155 2,019,301 794,535 1,224,766
Equine 1,390 359 323 36
Poultry (2) 197,156 355,798 284,439 71,360
Broilers 149,123 273,364 232,052 41,311
Hens 2,272 5,706 3,795 1,911
Other birds 45,761 76,729 48,592 28,138
Rabbits (2) 6,267 7,222 7,207 16
Total 228,466,042 2,531,440 1,220,553 1,310,886
Source: Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda.
Notes:
(1) Cows that have calved at least once.
(2) Head slaughtered in thousands.

Last update: October 30, 2023.

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 "..".