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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2019
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 541,737 141,702 129,641 12,062
Adult cattle (1) 22,865 6,564 5,989 575
Other cattle 518,872 135,138 123,651 11,487
Ovine 1,158,517 15,594 14,447 1,147
Adult sheep 8,431 159 157 2
Other sheep 1,150,086 15,435 14,290 1,145
Caprine 114,578 517 503 14
Swine 22,451,793 1,888,708 828,745 1,059,963
Piglets 10,335 60 60 0
Other swine 22,441,458 1,888,648 828,685 1,059,963
Equine 2,967 728 677 51
Poultry (2) 194,166 345,956 282,409 63,547
Broilers 150,837 267,273 230,929 36,344
Hens 2,082 5,273 3,677 1,597
Other birds 41,247 73,409 47,803 25,606
Rabbits (2) 9,158 10,551 10,548 2
Total 227,593,049 2,403,757 1,266,971 1,136,786
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 4, 2020.

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 "..".