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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2024
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 535,444 143,935 136,697 7,238
Adult cattle (1) 14,580 4,475 4,265 210
Other cattle 520,864 139,460 132,432 7,028
Ovine 930,050 12,559 12,241 318
Adult sheep 4,716 101 21 0
Other sheep 925,334 12,458 12,220 318
Caprine 64,267 301 300 1
Swine 22,462,985 2,031,035 904,121 1,126,914
Piglets 8,479 58 58 0
Other swine 22,454,506 2,030,977 904,063 1,126,914
Equine 1,315 349 349 0
Poultry (2) 200,398 367,039 298,618 68,421
Broilers 159,546 288,761 248,547 40,213
Hens 2,338 5,795 3,946 1,848
Other birds 31,080 8,072 8,057 15
Rabbits (2) 4,922 5,722 5,707 15
Total 229,314,061 2,560,940 1,358,034 1,202,907
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 31, 2025.

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.