HDR1012000150080105951500Poultry Slaughter HDR2012000150080105951500Poultry Slaughter Narrative Released January 5, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. This summary relates to preliminary inspection totals for November 1994 and updated October 1994 totals. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 7 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during November (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.48 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the amount certified in November 1993. Updated totals for October 1994 show that 2.57 billion pounds were certified. The January through November cumulative total of pounds certified, at 27.0 billion pounds, was up 7 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during November 1994 was 3.36 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.71 billion pounds of young chickens, 63.3 million pounds of mature chickens, 572 million pounds of turkeys, and 10.3 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during November 1994 averaged 4.70 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from 4.63 pounds per bird a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens increased 15 percent from 4.57 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.26 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during November 1994 averaged 22.4 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from November 1993. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 1994 totaled 9.54 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.28 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.31 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 51.7 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.71 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.63 percent a year earlier. November 1994 and 1993 both contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For information call James E. Brewster at (202) 720-8784. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Pou 2-1 (1-95) HDR2012000150080105951500Number, Live Weight Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 1994 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Oct 1994 : 601,695 12,474 614,169 1,621 ----- Nov 1993 : 536,850 13,560 550,410 1,738 ----- Nov 1994 : 577,552 12,047 589,599 1,520 ----- : Jan-Nov 1993 : 6,123,613 160,688 6,284,301 18,694 ----- Jan-Nov 1994 : 6,487,913 153,793 6,641,705 18,361 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Oct 1994 : 2,833,201 66,332 2,899,533 10,858 1,793 Nov 1993 : 2,487,598 62,036 2,549,634 11,827 884 Nov 1994 : 2,712,840 63,323 2,776,164 10,268 550 : Jan-Nov 1993 : 27,888,831 760,688 28,649,519 125,327 6,319 Jan-Nov 1994 : 30,033,338 759,785 30,793,123 121,821 5,903 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Oct 1994 : 4.71 5.32 4.72 6.70 ----- Nov 1993 : 4.63 4.57 4.63 6.81 ----- Nov 1994 : 4.70 5.26 4.71 6.75 ----- : Jan-Nov 1993 : 4.55 4.73 4.56 6.70 ----- Jan-Nov 1994 : 4.63 4.94 4.64 6.63 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, November 1994 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Oct 1994 : 21 25,526 190 25,738 ----- Nov 1993 : --- 26,120 144 26,264 ----- Nov 1994 : --- 25,439 156 25,595 ----- : Jan-Nov 1993 : 345 253,045 1,984 255,374 ----- Jan-Nov 1994 : 348 254,937 1,864 257,149 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Oct 1994 : 210 578,247 4,658 583,115 3,495,299 Nov 1993 : --- 578,421 3,555 581,976 3,144,321 Nov 1994 : --- 568,013 3,924 571,937 3,358,919 : Jan-Nov 1993 : 3,003 5,604,689 49,637 5,657,329 34,438,494 Jan-Nov 1994 : 3,386 5,779,585 45,965 5,828,936 36,749,784 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Oct 1994 : 9.95 22.65 24.45 22.66 ----- Nov 1993 : --- 22.14 24.61 22.16 ----- Nov 1994 : --- 22.33 25.15 22.35 ----- : Jan-Nov 1993 : 8.70 22.15 25.02 22.15 ----- Jan-Nov 1994 : 9.74 22.67 24.66 22.67 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Of the Mature Chickens inspected, the number reported in thousands as heavy fowl (broiler breeding stock) was: November 1993: 3,624, November 1994: 4,898. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: November 1993: 78, November 1994: 93. HDR2012000150080105951500Chilled and Frozen Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 1994 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Oct 1994 : Chilled : 1,889,747 38,112 1,927,859 2,403 215 Frozen : 173,152 2,495 175,647 5,300 930 : Total : 2,062,899 40,607 2,103,506 7,703 1,145 : Nov 1993 : Chilled : 1,663,545 36,453 1,699,998 2,833 68 Frozen : 146,662 1,609 148,271 5,646 494 : Total : 1,810,207 38,062 1,848,269 8,479 562 : Nov 1994 : Chilled : 1,808,709 37,445 1,846,154 2,841 63 Frozen : 169,175 1,553 170,727 4,532 281 : Total : 1,977,884 38,997 2,016,882 7,374 344 : : Jan-Nov 1993 : Chilled : 18,766,773 446,488 19,213,260 27,418 495 Frozen : 1,533,987 24,268 1,558,255 61,857 3,454 : Total : 20,300,760 470,755 20,771,515 89,275 3,949 : Jan-Nov 1994 : Chilled : 20,088,736 436,726 20,525,462 27,134 774 Frozen : 1,769,666 27,731 1,797,397 60,374 2,964 : Total : 21,858,402 464,457 22,322,859 87,508 3,739 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, November 1994 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Oct 1994 : Chilled : --- 212,824 1,992 214,817 2,145,294 Frozen : 155 242,586 1,514 244,255 426,133 : Total : 155 455,410 3,507 459,072 2,571,427 : Nov 1993 : Chilled : --- 218,022 1,713 219,735 1,922,634 Frozen : --- 241,174 897 242,071 396,482 : Total : --- 459,196 2,609 461,806 2,319,116 : Nov 1994 : Chilled : --- 229,919 1,878 231,797 2,080,856 Frozen : --- 220,365 1,071 221,436 396,977 : Total : --- 450,285 2,949 453,233 2,477,833 : : Jan-Nov 1993 : Chilled : --- 1,979,887 25,036 2,004,923 21,246,096 Frozen : 2,238 2,452,814 12,376 2,467,428 4,090,994 : Total : 2,238 4,432,701 37,412 4,472,351 25,337,090 : Jan-Nov 1994 : Chilled : 225 2,174,215 19,905 2,194,346 22,747,715 Frozen : 2,334 2,382,800 14,552 2,399,685 4,260,421 : Total : 2,559 4,557,015 34,457 4,594,031 27,008,137 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. HDR2012000150080105951500Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 1994 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Oct 1994 : 7,780 762 8,542 10 10 Nov 1993 : 7,667 774 8,441 10 6 Nov 1994 : 7,650 682 8,332 9 2 : Jan-Nov 1993 : 91,901 11,473 103,374 119 33 Jan-Nov 1994 : 100,038 13,271 113,309 132 34 : Percent 2/ : : Nov 1993 : 0.31 1.25 0.33 0.08 0.69 Nov 1994 : 0.28 1.08 0.30 0.08 0.33 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Oct 1994 : 38,669 3,154 41,823 184 52 Nov 1993 : 33,053 2,707 35,761 202 14 Nov 1994 : 38,010 3,203 41,213 180 9 : Jan-Nov 1993 : 372,791 33,789 406,580 2,075 69 Jan-Nov 1994 : 425,277 35,470 460,747 2,022 109 : Percent 3/ : : Nov 1993 : 1.48 4.85 1.56 1.90 1.74 Nov 1994 : 1.56 5.62 1.65 1.95 1.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, November 1994 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Oct 1994 : 1 1,121 32 1,153 9,714 Nov 1993 : 0 1,145 32 1,176 9,633 Nov 1994 : 0 1,162 35 1,196 9,539 : Jan-Nov 1993 : 6 14,714 478 15,197 118,724 Jan-Nov 1994 : 8 14,843 369 15,220 128,694 : Percent 2/ : : Nov 1993 : 0.00 0.20 0.89 0.20 0.31 Nov 1994 : 0.00 0.20 0.88 0.21 0.28 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Oct 1994 : 3 10,754 303 11,060 53,118 Nov 1993 : 0 10,009 212 10,221 46,198 Nov 1994 : 0 10,059 254 10,314 51,716 : Jan-Nov 1993 : 35 103,164 3,131 106,329 515,053 Jan-Nov 1994 : 46 112,148 3,221 115,416 578,294 : Percent 3/ : : Nov 1993 : 0.00 1.92 6.62 1.95 1.63 Nov 1994 : 0.00 1.97 7.20 2.00 1.71 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds (live weight) inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. 3/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000150080105951500Young Chickens Slaughtered Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 71,000 70,119 324,186 326,709 4.57 4.66 AR : 88,330 90,040 393,334 414,544 4.45 4.60 CA : 14,328 17,515 71,340 87,239 4.98 4.98 DE : 20,879 21,600 109,829 117,510 5.26 5.44 FL : 12,025 12,006 52,348 52,656 4.35 4.39 GA : 72,553 78,178 347,644 372,700 4.79 4.77 LA : 11,877 12,567 53,235 57,292 4.48 4.56 MD : 15,463 16,490 71,734 76,615 4.64 4.65 MS : 41,500 51,395 190,798 237,400 4.60 4.62 MO : 16,416 18,422 69,751 80,193 4.25 4.35 NC : 47,573 49,637 242,561 254,595 5.10 5.13 PA : 7,528 7,641 35,939 38,566 4.77 5.05 SC : 16,223 18,948 65,231 76,173 4.02 4.02 TN : 11,209 11,622 49,089 52,929 4.38 4.55 TX : 30,549 33,468 139,356 149,809 4.56 4.48 VA : 26,551 28,153 124,461 135,187 4.69 4.80 WA : 2,636 2,662 12,892 13,483 4.89 5.07 : US : 536,850 577,552 2,487,598 2,712,840 4.63 4.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 236,721 242,669 5,149 5,316 1.76 1.81 AR : 279,986 293,994 4,746 5,236 1.34 1.40 CA : 52,073 63,094 1,215 2,141 1.89 2.73 DE : 78,962 85,301 1,462 1,666 1.48 1.58 FL : 36,561 37,791 430 488 0.91 1.03 GA : 251,662 273,407 4,864 5,337 1.55 1.59 LA : 39,775 41,775 688 760 1.44 1.47 MD : 50,470 54,035 831 922 1.29 1.34 MS : 146,647 180,495 2,343 2,697 1.36 1.26 MO : 50,642 57,898 1,043 929 1.66 1.29 NC : 178,607 187,215 2,733 3,558 1.25 1.55 PA : 25,843 27,122 691 940 2.14 2.71 SC : 47,318 55,286 844 1,015 1.44 1.48 TN : 34,690 37,985 566 544 1.28 1.14 TX : 105,040 112,919 1,547 1,837 1.23 1.36 VA : 90,120 97,290 997 1,524 0.89 1.25 WA : 9,518 9,963 278 314 2.39 2.59 : US : 1,810,207 1,977,884 33,053 38,010 1.48 1.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, November 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 6,456 201,862 137,334 5,703 15,077 AR : --- 9,771 316,980 169,938 7,773 13,223 CA : --- 6,146 100,111 18,493 1,149 13,503 DE : --- 10,193 93,319 35,829 --- --- FL : --- --- 19,363 11,325 --- --- GA : --- 10,647 164,516 136,418 4,239 16,276 LA : --- 955 43,043 21,339 910 3,612 MD : --- 7,176 63,132 15,199 --- --- MS : --- 2,849 117,358 58,885 1,085 10,841 MO : --- 7,542 64,251 20,267 1,797 2,482 NC : --- 13,973 123,044 59,061 165 42,649 PA : --- 2,891 37,255 31,703 --- 3,742 SC : --- 3,032 34,045 --- --- 8,030 TN : --- --- 44,226 11,375 --- 2,092 TX : --- 1,186 126,190 52,964 428 3,436 VA : --- 4,445 82,312 37,977 87 --- WA : --- --- 19,852 --- --- --- : US : --- 99,348 1,815,094 911,497 35,701 185,198 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 13,101 35,523 67,234 9,305 127,176 618,771 AR : 14,895 26,358 63,373 3,822 142,220 768,353 CA : 579 7,345 2,329 --- 116,489 266,144 DE : 3,957 8,531 16,753 3,764 --- 172,346 FL : 1,672 4,831 7,031 --- 32,855 77,077 GA : 13,866 28,881 53,238 10,129 165,467 603,677 LA : 2,369 2,720 8,295 --- 25,576 108,819 MD : 1,902 7,758 --- 376 11,152 106,695 MS : 6,745 20,240 37,575 1,606 118,412 375,596 MO : 2,217 5,669 9,925 921 22,637 137,708 NC : 5,066 25,554 27,588 2,901 150,783 450,784 PA : 2,133 2,494 --- 199 22,030 102,447 SC : 2,903 15,310 12,871 1,577 32,868 110,636 TN : 2,041 12,316 7,263 1,253 --- 80,566 TX : 1,447 7,772 9,034 853 7,859 211,169 VA : 3,578 10,930 25,743 --- --- 165,072 WA : 350 1,141 351 --- 11,123 32,817 : US : 87,151 238,087 418,330 44,413 1,214,031 5,048,850 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080105951500Mature Chickens Slaughtered Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 13,560 12,047 62,036 63,323 4.57 5.26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 38,062 38,997 2,707 3,203 4.85 5.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, November 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 2,456 173,939 9,075 778 81,225 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 25,468 26,947 136,937 3,828 50,554 511,207 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080105951500Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, November 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,161 2,225 45,435 45,723 21.03 20.55 CA : 2,652 2,355 55,166 48,013 20.80 20.39 IA : 1,221 1,213 33,323 34,377 27.29 28.34 MN : 3,841 3,755 74,939 75,006 19.51 19.98 MO : 1,745 1,770 37,453 40,900 21.46 23.10 NC : 4,251 4,222 93,570 94,758 22.01 22.45 PA : 973 989 19,739 18,756 20.28 18.97 VA : 3,713 3,422 71,152 62,109 19.16 18.15 : US : 26,120 25,439 578,421 568,013 22.14 22.33 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, November 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 36,631 36,698 818 918 2.00 2.23 CA : 44,828 38,955 711 519 1.43 1.20 IA : 25,838 26,777 681 779 2.27 2.52 MN : 59,980 59,892 1,493 1,445 2.21 2.14 MO : 29,317 32,261 925 1,129 2.75 3.07 NC : 73,961 74,545 1,587 1,527 1.88 1.79 PA : 15,738 15,203 350 259 1.97 1.53 VA : 55,704 48,983 987 960 1.54 1.72 : US : 459,196 450,285 10,009 10,059 1.92 1.97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, November 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 12,479 --- --- 8 CA : --- --- 9,112 231 --- --- IA : --- --- 5,411 2,159 --- --- MN : --- --- 20,545 3,340 874 --- MO : --- --- 13,951 --- --- 33 NC : --- --- 13,207 --- --- 7 PA : --- --- 3,878 935 --- --- VA : --- --- 10,461 505 --- --- : US : --- 866 120,308 18,813 8,238 244 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 1,617 --- --- 14,104 CA : 45 --- 727 45 --- 10,160 IA : 31 69 436 --- 466 8,572 MN : 282 2,063 2,329 78 --- 29,511 MO : 71 --- 1,143 --- --- 15,198 NC : 423 1,452 2,615 --- 919 18,623 PA : 87 --- 225 33 232 5,390 VA : 29 1,096 346 69 --- 12,506 : US : 1,563 10,211 11,851 1,747 13,362 187,203 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080105951500Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, November 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 2,204 669 27 129 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 22 140 226 --- 824 4,241 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080105951500Poultry Slaughter Estimates Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for commercial poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection-Daily Summary forms (FSIS 6000-21) completed by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA. This form provides actual counts of birds slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The FSIS 6000-21 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 350 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection. Annual totals of poultry slaughtered under State-administered Non-Federal Inspection (NFI) are published in the April release. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late reports received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 1 percent of the preliminary totals. Revisions for the previous month and year-to-date totals are published in each monthly release. Final data are published in the annual summary released in April and reflect any late reports or corrections which occurred after the monthly revisions were published. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit forms (FSIS 6000-21) weekly summarizing the plant's activity. When inconsistencies in the data are detected, the reports are returned to the inspectors for correction. Inspectors correct or validate the report and resubmit it. The reports cover weekly activities through Saturday night and reported data are allocated to the appropriate month as it enters the database. A NASS computer program provides a review of current data with historical data for each plant. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. The program also generates a missing reports listing for a telephone follow-up. Data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. Major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are accounted for each week. Estimates for missing weeks are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on either the previous week's information or a week determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there will continue to be a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it is expected to have only a minimal impact on the final totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no State data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State, or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total head for that species. These data are included in the U.S. totals. Definitions Used To Report Federally Inspected Slaughter Ante-Mortem Condemnations - Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Certified Ready-to-Cook - The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Ducks - Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Fryer-Roaster Turkeys - Young immature birds, usually under 16 weeks of age. Mature Chickens - Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. New York Dressed Weight - Carcass weight after only feathers and blood are removed. This weight is approximately 90% of live weight. Old Turkeys (Breeders) - Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Other Poultry - Includes all other ready-to-cook products which bear the U.S.D.A. Inspected for Wholesomeness legend. Post-Mortem Condemnations - Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Young Chickens - Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys (Mature) - Young birds grown to a matured market age, about 5 months. HDR2012000150080105951500Index Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 17 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., November 1993-1994............................ 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1993-1994............................ 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., November 1993-1994............................ 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., November 1993-1994................................................ 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., November 1994..................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., November 1994............................................ 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., November 1994................................ 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., November 1993-1994............................ 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1993-1994............................ 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., November 1993-1994............................ 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., November 1993-1994............... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., November 1993-1994............................ 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., November 1993-1994............................ 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 3, 1995. 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