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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia Total
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
2007 276,442,396 1,861,645 1,308,407 553,239
2006 234,240,021 1,730,987 1,134,318 596,669
2005 259,063,366 1,757,449 1,211,135 546,314
2004 269,825,855 1,655,308 1,071,521 583,787
2003 270,385,386 1,653,044 1,108,293 544,751
2002 266,899,711 1,545,320 1,064,474 480,021
2001 277,424,252 1,466,038 970,400 495,638
2000 259,290,010 1,407,545 866,208 541,337
1999 266,122,250 1,458,827 904,067 554,759
Source:
1999: Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca. Secretaria General.
2000-2003: Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca. Direcció de Serveis.
2004: Departament d'Agricultura, Ramaderia i Pesca. Secretaria General.
2005-2007: Departament d'Agricultura, Alimentació i Acció Rural.
Note: (1) Las reses de sacrificio de ganado se cuentan en miles.

Last update: July 14, 2009.

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 "..".