In January 2024, compared to December 2023, the number of slaughters and carcass weight increased for poultry and decreased for cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats.

Compared to January 2023, the number of slaughters and carcass weight increased for sheep, goats, and poultry, while decreasing for cattle and pigs.

Definition of "carcass":

a) For cattle, carcass weight represents the weight of the slaughtered animal's body, whole, after the removal of the skin, blood, and internal organs, without the head, udder, tail, kidney fat, and legs (separated at the metacarpal and metatarsal joints).

b) For pigs, carcass weight represents the weight of the slaughtered animal's body, whole or divided into equal parts along the spine, after bleeding, without internal organs, hair, hooves, tongue, bone, and diaphragm.

c) For sheep and goats, carcass weight represents the weight of the slaughtered animal's body, after bleeding and skin removal, without internal organs, head, and legs (separated at the metacarpal and metatarsal joints). Kidneys and kidney fat are included in the carcass.

d) For poultry, carcass weight represents the weight of the slaughtered bird, after bleeding, without feathers, down, internal organs (intestines, liver, heart, gizzard), head, neck, and claws.