Animals and animal production
Commercial slaughtering

Commercial slaughtering

Type of animal	Unit	2022	2023
Pigs	1,000 animals	47,113.5	44,080.7
	1,000 t	4,486.4	4,204.8
Cattle, total	1,000 animals	2,998.4	3,003.2
	1,000 t	987.5	997.5
of which:
Calves	1,000 animals	301.6	295.7
	1,000 t	44.7	44.7
Young cattle	1,000 animals	16.2	16.7
	1,000 t	2.8	2.9
Heifers	1,000 animals	524.6	529.0
	1,000 t	163.2	166.2
Cow	1,000 animals	1,008.0	1,010.5
	1,000 t	314.9	318.5
Bullocks	1,000 animals	30.0	33.5
	1,000 t	10.7	12.0
Bulls	1,000 animals	1,118.0	1,117.8
	1,000 t	451.2	453.1
Sheep, total	1,000 animals	1,124.4	1,081.0
	1,000 t	23.0	21.9
of wich:
Lambs	1,000 animals	1,009.0	965.6
	1,000 t	19.4	18.3
Other sheep	1,000 animals	115.4	115.4
	1,000 t	3.6	3.6
Goats	1,000 animals	23.2	22.5
	1,000 t	0.4	0.4
Horses	1,000 animals	3.4	3.4
	1,000 t	0.9	0.9
Together	1,000 t	5,498.2	5,225.5
Poultry, meat	1,000 t	1,541.7	1,563.8
including:
Young chickens for fattening	1,000 animals	631,132.8	631,476.2
	1,000 t	1,074.5	1,086.1
Ducks	1,000 animals	9,673.5	9,943.9
	1,000 t	22.1	21.6
Turkeys	1,000 animals	30,526.0	31,118.7
	1,000 t	406.0	417.0
Total	1,000 t	7,039.9	6,789.3

As at 11 September 2024