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LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY SLAUGHTERED IN ABATTOIRS

DECEMBER 2009

In line with the process of harmonising the livestock production statistics with the European standards, monthly data collection on livestock and poultry slaughtered in abattoirs has been introduced since 1 January 2009 instead of the former quarterly data collection.

As compared to November, considering the total cattle categories, the highest increase was recorded for slaughtered sheep, 86% in the number and 74% in the weight. An increase was also recorded for slaughtered pigs, 59% in the number and 30% in net weight as well as for slaughtered poultry of all kinds, 10% in the number and 13% in the weight.

1.   LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY SLAUGHTERED IN ABATTOIRS

	Slaughtered livestock and poultry			Indices XII. 2009. XI. 2009.
	XII. 2009.
	Number of head	Net weight, t^1)	Coefficient of utilisation^1)	Number of head	Net weight
Cattle – total	20 039	4 514	52,0	105	99
Calves and young cattle under 1 year old	8 811	1 109	52,9	114	110
Heifers	2 781	777	50,9	98	95
Cows	2 040	621	50,1	78	77
Bulls	6 407	2 007	52,7	108	106
Other cattle	...	...	...	...	...
Sheep – total	6 342	81	46,9	186	174
Lambs	5 948	73	47,6	190	178
Tags, ewes and rams	394	8	41,7	138	143
Goats – total	z	z	z	z	z
Pigs – total	164 232	9 997	72,0	159	130
Poultry – total	2 901 210	5 169	70,8	110	113
Fattened chickens (broilers)	2 746 860	3 872	69,0	109	111
Hens	z	z	z	z	z
Turkeys	147 168	1 284	76,7	146	122
Geese	z	z	z	z	z
Ducks	z	z	z	z	z
Other poultry	...	...	...	…	…

1)    See Notes on Methodology.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

The reports on livestock and poultry slaughtering (PO-52/M and PO-52/M/OBRT forms) are submitted on monthly basis, separately for legal entities and for tradesmen. The forms have been harmonised with methodological and legal regulations of the EU.

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.

All livestock and poultry slaughtered on the territory of the Republic of Croatia and those imported from the EU countries or outside of the EU have been registered.

Coverage and comparability

Reporting units that submit monthly reports on livestock and poultry slaughtering are legal entities and parts thereof as well as tradesmen engaged in the activity of livestock and poultry slaughtering. The Address Book for Legal Entities and Parts Thereof (PO-52/M form) and that for tradesmen (PO-52/M/OBRT) was taken over from the Entry Book of Approved Facilities of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development – Veterinarian Directorate.

Apart from changes in data collection frequency, some changes in the categories of livestock and poultry observed have also taken place.

Changes in certain categories of livestock and poultry refer to the more detailed category review in the cattle group as well as the more detailed review of data on the slaughtering of poultry by kinds.

Definitions

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

EU	European Union
t	tonne
z	data is not published for confidentiality reasons

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