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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2015
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 499,169 124,481 107,713 16,768
Adult cattle (1) 18,505 5,421 3,596 1,825
Other cattle 480,664 119,060 104,117 14,943
Ovine 1,232,293 16,219 15,274 945
Adult sheep 4,217 91 89 2
Other sheep 1,228,076 16,128 15,185 943
Caprine 139,608 617 604 13
Swine 19,854,375 1,625,319 784,999 840,320
Piglets 14,078 86 78 7
Other swine 19,840,297 1,625,233 784,921 840,313
Equine 6,034 1,441 1,420 21
Poultry (2) 206,814 356,994 350,169 6,824
Broilers 161,353 288,727 282,190 6,536
Hens 1,905 4,294 4,217 77
Other birds 43,556 63,973 63,762 211
Rabbits (2) 12,166 14,451 14,433 18
Total 240,711,479 2,139,521 1,274,612 864,909
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
Notes:
(1) Cows that have calved at least once.
(2) Head slaughtered in thousands.

Last update: July 12, 2016.

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 "..".