FIRST RELEASE

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

ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 18 MARCH, 2009

NUMBER: 1.1.12/1.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY SLAUGHTERED IN ABATTOIRS
January 2009

 

 

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

 

Apart from the frequency of data collection also changes in the categories of livestock and poultry observed have been introduced.

 

Out of the total number of slaughtered livestock 24% was imported. With pigs the imported percentage was 12% and with sheep 53%.

 

 

1.   LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY SLAUGHTERED IN ABATTOIRS

 

Slaughtered livestock and poultry

I. 2009.

Number of head

Net weight, t1)

Coefficient of utilisation1)

 

 

 

 

Cattle – total

16 977

3 329

53,7

Calves and young cattle under 1 year old

9 359

1 138

52,9

Heifers

1 442

391

56,2

Cows

1 166

303

48,0

Bulls

5 010

1 497

55,1

Other cattle

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

Sheep – total

3 308

35

55,0

Lambs

3 249

33

55,5

Tags, ewes and rams

59

2

45,3

 

 

 

 

Goats – total

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

Pigs – total

81 439

6 274

74,1

 

 

 

 

Poultry – total

2 441 684

4 157

70,5

Fattened chickens (broilers)

2 338 432

3 156

69,6

Hens

z

z

z

Turkeys

102 957

1 000

73,8

Geese

-

-

-

Ducks

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), data on coefficients of utilisation and slaughter scheduled for the following month (number of heads).

 

All livestock and poultry purchased 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, parts thereof and 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.

 

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

 

t          tonne

-          no occurrence

z          data is not published for confidentiality reasons