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Meat production. By species

Meat production. Slaughter of livestock and destination of meat. By species Catalonia. 2020
Slaughter of livestock Destination of meat
Head slaughtered (units) Carcass weight (tons) Direct consumptions (tons) Industrial consumption (tons)
Bovine 473,004 125,355 113,989 11,366
Adult cattle (1) 18,974 5,797 5,260 538
Other cattle 454,030 119,558 108,729 10,828
Ovine 1,136,757 15,099 14,091 1,008
Adult sheep 9,704 197 194 3
Other sheep 1,127,053 14,902 13,898 1,005
Caprine 93,427 442 428 14
Swine 23,193,373 1,995,188 858,210 1,136,978
Piglets 7,500 46 46 0
Other swine 23,185,873 1,995,143 858,165 1,136,978
Equine 2,120 515 449 66
Poultry (2) 191,422 361,774 288,736 73,038
Broilers 146,147 268,459 231,289 37,170
Hens 2,215 5,839 3,981 1,858
Other birds 43,060 87,477 53,466 34,011
Rabbits (2) 8,396 9,708 9,687 22
Total 224,716,959 2,508,082 1,285,591 1,222,492
Source: Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda.
Notes:
(1) Cows that have calved at least once.
(2) Head slaughtered in thousands.

Last update: July 14, 2021.

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 "..".