FIRST RELEASE

CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA

ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLV.

ZAGREB, 20 MAY, 2008

NUMBER: 1.1.12/1.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY SLAUGHTERED IN ABATTOIRS
First quarter of 2008

 

In the first quarter of 2008, as compared to the same period of 2007, the net weight of cattle increased by 41%, of pigs by 23%, of poultry by 9% and of sheep by 55%.

 

1.  LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY SLAUGHTERED IN ABATTOIRS

 

Slaughtered livestock and poultry

Indices

I. – III. 2008.

I. III. 2007.

I. – III. 2007.

I. III. 2008.

Number of head

Net weight, t1)

Number of head

Net weight, t1)

Coefficient of utilisation

Number of head

Net weight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cattle – total

38 250

7 788

50 575

10 990

56,8

132

141

Calves, heifers and bullocks

34 697

6 787

46 996

9 952

57,5

135

147

Cows

3 524

993

3 548

1 029

50,8

101

104

Other cattle

29

8

31

9

54,7

135

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheep – total

14 427

145

19 071

226

52,8

132

155

Lambs

14 278

142

18 921

223

52,9

133

156

Tags, ewes and rams

149

3

150

3

49,5

107

125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pigs – total

202 165

15 389

242 097

18 899

74,8

120

123

Piglets

7 222

102

13 402

194

68,1

186

190

Other pigs

194 943

15 287

228 695

18 705

74,9

117

122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poultry – total

7 912 728

13 435

8 871 399

14 586

69,4

112

109

Fattened chickens (broilers)

7 735 898

12 159

8 516 682

11 659

69,3

110

96

Other poultry

176 830

1 276

354 717

 2 927

70,2

201

229

 

 

1)    See Notes on Methodology.

 


 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

 

Sources and methods of data collection

 

The report on livestock and poultry slaughtering (PO-52/3M and PO-52/3M forms) are submitted separately for legal entities and for tradesmen. The forms have been harmonised with the Nomenclature of Livestock Products and Services (NSPU, NN, No. 85/97).

 

This survey serves for collecting data on the number of slaughtered livestock by types and categories, their weight before slaughtering (gross weight), the weight of dressed carcass (net weight) and data on coefficients of utilisation.

 

Reporting units present all slaughtered livestock and poultry, irrespective of whether they were bought in or out the Republic of Croatia.

 

 

Coverage and comparability

 

Reporting units that submit quarterly reports on livestock and poultry slaughtering are legal entities and parts thereof engaged in the activity of livestock and poultry slaughtering. They are classified into section A Agriculture, hunting and forestry, classes 01.21 – 01.24, 01.30, section D Manufacturing, classes 15.11 and 15.12, as well as others classified elsewhere, but engaged in the said activities. The Address Book for Legal Entities and Parts Thereof (PO-52/3M form) was taken over from the Register of Business Entities and the Financial Agency. Reporting units are also tradesmen engaged in the said activities, and the address book was taken over from the Entry Book of Approved Facilities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Veterinarian Directorate.

 

 

Definitions

 

Gross weight is the weight of livestock and poultry before slaughtering.

 

Net weight is the weight of dressed carcass of slaughtered animals without skin and blood, eviscerated and beheaded (not including piglets and poultry), and after removal of the viscera, fore ends and hind legs with knuckle.

 

Coefficient of utilisation of slaughtered livestock and poultry is a percentage ratio of the weight of the slaughtered cattle and poultry (net weight) and the weight of livestock and live poultry (gross weight), and it is presented in percentage calculated to one decimal place.

 

 

Abbreviations

 

NN     Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

t         tonne