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CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLV.

ZAGREB, 21 NOVEMBER, 2008

NUMBER: 1.1.12/3.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY SLAUGHTERED IN ABATTOIRS
Third quarter of 2008

 

In the third quarter of 2008, as compared to the same period of 2007, the net weight of slaughtered cattle increased by 8%, of sheep 3%, the net weight of poultry decreased by 3%, while the net weight of pigs remained at the same level .

 

 

1.   LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY SLAUGHTERED IN ABATTOIRS

 

Slaughtered livestock and poultry

Indices

VII. – IX. 2008.

VII. IX. 2007.

VII. – IX. 2007.

VII. IX. 2008.

Number of head

Net weight, t1)

Number of head

Net weight, t1)

Coefficient of utilisation

Number of head

Net weight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cattle – total

56 204

11 293

61 672

12 184

55,6

110

108

Calves, heifers and bullocks

52 083

10 138

57 675

11 141

56,3

111

110

Cows

4 094

1 147

3 971

1 035

48,9

97

90

Other cattle

27

8

26

8

49,4

96

97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheep – total

28 924

329

30 729

338

51,0

106

103

Lambs

28 720

324

30 438

330

51,0

106

102

Tags, ewes and rams

204

5

291

8

49,5

143

163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pigs – total

240 664

17 401

242 412

17 452

76,8

101

100

Piglets

21 378

313

26 254

350

65,5

123

112

Other pigs

219 286

17 088

216 158

17 102

77,1

99

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poultry – total

10 147 408

17 346

9 750 652

16 882

70,1

96

97

Fattened chickens (broilers)

9 747 249

13 784

9 306 043

13 206

69,2

95

96

Other poultry

400 159

3 562

444 609

 3 676

73,4

111

103

 

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