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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2018
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 521,091 133,934 122,286 11,648
Adult cattle (1) 22,637 6,706 5,988 718
Other cattle 498,454 127,228 116,298 10,930
Ovine 1,315,272 17,625 16,610 1,015
Adult sheep 10,365 205 205 2
Other sheep 1,304,907 17,420 16,405 1,013
Caprine 128,202 580 562 19
Swine 22,430,128 1,884,280 877,950 1,006,330
Piglets 11,915 60 60 0
Other swine 22,418,213 1,884,220 877,890 1,006,330
Equine 4,317 1,059 1,021 38
Poultry (2) 214,708 390,312 376,586 13,726
Broilers 168,693 309,432 295,975 13,456
Hens 1,943 4,383 4,322 61
Other birds 44,072 76,497 76,289 208
Rabbits (2) 9,891 11,254 11,252 3
Total 248,998,850 2,439,046 1,406,267 1,032,779
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 "..".