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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2023
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 486,361 129,643 121,190 8,453
Adult cattle (1) 11,797 3,672 3,261 411
Other cattle 474,564 125,971 117,929 8,042
Ovine 930,527 12,765 11,602 1,164
Adult sheep 5,846 132 47 85
Other sheep 924,681 12,633 11,554 1,079
Caprine 70,034 330 317 13
Swine 22,058,846 1,958,603 759,042 1,199,561
Piglets 6,488 41 41 0
Other swine 22,052,358 1,958,562 759,000 1,199,561
Equine 1,243 320 296 23
Poultry (2) 196,478 357,063,076 302,939,751 54,123,325
Broilers 152,415 278,032,284 251,740,259 26,292,025
Hens 2,363 5,940,403 3,950,687 1,989,716
Other birds 34,393 8,775,559 8,763,800 11,759
Rabbits (2) 4,981 5,763,481 5,757,652 5,829
Total 225,006,011 364,928,217 309,589,850 55,338,368
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
Notes:
(1) Cows that have calved at least once.
(2) Head slaughtered in thousands.

Last update: November 29, 2024.

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.