February 2025 Slaughter Statistics

In February 2025, compared to January 2025, the number of animals slaughtered and carcass weight increased for pigs, but decreased for cattle, sheep and goats, and poultry.

Compared to February 2024, the number of slaughters and carcass weight in February 2025 increased for cattle and pigs, while it decreased for sheep and goats, as well as for poultry.

Definition of "Carcass"

• a) Cattle: Carcass weight represents the body weight of the slaughtered animal, whole, after removal of the hide, blood, and internal organs, without the head, udder, tail, kidney fat, and legs (severed at the metacarpal and metatarsal joints).
• b) Pigs: Carcass weight refers to the body weight of the slaughtered animal, whole or split in half along the spine, after bleeding and removal of the internal organs, hair, hooves, tongue, lard, and diaphragm.
• c) Sheep and Goats: Carcass weight represents the body weight of the slaughtered animal, after bleeding and removal of the skin and internal organs, without the head and legs (severed at the metacarpal and metatarsal joints). The kidneys and kidney fat are included in the carcass.
• d) Poultry: Carcass weight refers to the weight of the slaughtered bird after bleeding, with feathers, down, internal organs (intestines, liver, heart, gizzard), head, neck, and claws removed.

Average Carcass Weight