HDR1012000150080503951500POULTRY SLAUGHTER HDR2012000150080503951500POULTRY SLAUGHTER HIGHLIGHTS Released May 3, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board. This summary relates to preliminary inspection totals for March 1995 and updated February 1995 totals. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 8 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during March (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.67 billion pounds, up 8 percent from the amount certified in March 1994. Updated totals for February 1995 show that 2.31 billion pounds were certified. The January through March cumulative total of pounds certified, at 7.48 billion pounds, was up 8 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during March 1995 was 3.64 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.01 billion pounds of young chickens, 72.3 million pounds of mature chickens, 550 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.4 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during March 1995 averaged 4.64 pounds per bird, down fractionaly from the average live weight a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens was up 7 percent from 4.69 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.01 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during March 1995 averaged 23.7 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from March 1994. Ante-mortem condemnations during March 1995 totaled 13.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.36 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.34 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 63.6 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.94 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.83 percent a year earlier. March 1995 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays, the same as March 1994. 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 (5-95) HDR2012000150080503951500NO.,LV WT&AVG LV WT,TYP,US MAR '95 WITH COMP Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Feb 1995 : 560,503 13,285 573,788 1,417 ----- Mar 1994 : 599,941 15,470 615,411 1,777 ----- Mar 1995 : 647,378 14,431 661,809 1,686 ----- : Jan-Mar 1994 : 1,678,985 44,090 1,723,076 5,189 ----- Jan-Mar 1995 : 1,815,318 42,195 1,857,513 4,748 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Feb 1995 : 2,605,939 67,013 2,672,952 9,431 359 Mar 1994 : 2,797,139 72,603 2,869,741 11,829 324 Mar 1995 : 3,006,998 72,337 3,079,335 11,354 332 : Jan-Mar 1994 : 7,820,055 207,112 8,027,167 34,718 935 Jan-Mar 1995 : 8,450,892 209,120 8,660,012 31,842 1,054 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Feb 1995 : 4.65 5.04 4.66 6.66 ----- Mar 1994 : 4.66 4.69 4.66 6.66 ----- Mar 1995 : 4.64 5.01 4.65 6.73 ----- : Jan-Mar 1994 : 4.66 4.70 4.66 6.69 ----- Jan-Mar 1995 : 4.66 4.96 4.66 6.71 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, March 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Feb 1995 : 15 19,829 116 19,960 ----- Mar 1994 : 15 22,242 149 22,406 ----- Mar 1995 : --- 23,078 136 23,214 ----- : Jan-Mar 1994 : 35 60,152 442 60,629 ----- Jan-Mar 1995 : 15 63,311 411 63,737 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Feb 1995 : 149 470,020 2,945 473,115 3,155,857 Mar 1994 : 138 504,838 3,806 508,782 3,390,677 Mar 1995 : --- 546,146 3,521 549,667 3,640,688 : Jan-Mar 1994 : 312 1,374,299 11,298 1,385,909 9,448,729 Jan-Mar 1995 : 149 1,505,954 10,151 1,516,254 10,209,162 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Feb 1995 : 10.27 23.70 25.30 23.70 ----- Mar 1994 : 8.98 22.70 25.62 22.71 ----- Mar 1995 : ---- 23.67 25.94 23.68 ----- : Jan-Mar 1994 : 8.97 22.85 25.56 22.86 ----- Jan-Mar 1995 : 10.27 23.79 24.67 23.79 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: March 1994: 4,371, March 1995: 5,193. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: March 1994: 114, March 1995: 58. HDR2012000150080503951500CHILLED&FRZN, LBS CERTFD.TYP, MAR '95 COMP Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Feb 1995 : Chilled : 1,728,013 39,229 1,767,242 2,189 63 Frozen : 162,394 1,646 164,040 4,566 164 : Total : 1,890,408 40,875 1,931,282 6,755 227 : Mar 1994 : Chilled : 1,857,736 42,186 1,899,922 2,906 71 Frozen : 170,251 1,991 172,242 5,580 133 : Total : 2,027,987 44,177 2,072,164 8,487 204 : Mar 1995 : Chilled : 1,992,877 41,649 2,034,526 2,512 28 Frozen : 191,860 2,805 194,665 5,695 178 : Total : 2,184,737 44,454 2,229,192 8,206 206 : : Jan-Mar 1994 : Chilled : 5,209,418 120,178 5,329,596 8,717 163 Frozen : 457,228 5,739 462,966 16,255 439 : Total : 5,666,646 125,916 5,792,562 24,973 602 : Jan-Mar 1995 : Chilled : 5,606,667 121,003 5,727,670 7,384 148 Frozen : 527,905 6,638 534,542 15,492 509 : Total : 6,134,571 127,641 6,262,212 22,876 658 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, March 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Feb 1995 : Chilled : --- 186,090 1,636 187,725 1,957,219 Frozen : 111 182,816 574 183,500 352,270 : Total : 111 368,905 2,209 371,225 2,309,489 : Mar 1994 : Chilled : --- 196,915 1,933 198,848 2,101,747 Frozen : 102 201,023 924 202,050 380,005 : Total : 102 397,938 2,857 400,897 2,481,752 : Mar 1995 : Chilled : --- 219,865 1,989 221,854 2,258,920 Frozen : --- 211,570 669 212,239 412,777 : Total : --- 431,435 2,658 434,093 2,671,697 : : Jan-Mar 1994 : Chilled : --- 547,006 5,466 552,472 5,890,948 Frozen : 231 535,037 2,970 538,238 1,017,899 : Total : 231 1,082,042 8,436 1,090,710 6,908,847 : Jan-Mar 1995 : Chilled : --- 604,280 5,392 609,672 6,344,873 Frozen : 111 582,316 2,292 584,719 1,135,263 : Total : 111 1,186,596 7,684 1,194,391 7,480,136 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. HDR2012000150080503951500ANTE-MORTEM&POST-MORTEM CONDMN,TYP US,MAR'95 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Feb 1995 : 10,259 923 11,182 8 2 Mar 1994 : 9,094 1,212 10,306 15 1 Mar 1995 : 10,874 963 11,836 11 1 : Jan-Mar 1994 : 30,194 4,600 34,793 39 3 Jan-Mar 1995 : 31,713 3,006 34,719 32 5 : Percent 2/ : : Mar 1994 : 0.33 1.67 0.36 0.12 0.21 Mar 1995 : 0.36 1.33 0.38 0.09 0.32 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Feb 1995 : 43,142 3,154 46,296 162 4 Mar 1994 : 41,240 3,169 44,409 206 4 Mar 1995 : 48,948 3,408 52,356 185 4 : Jan-Mar 1994 : 116,207 9,494 125,701 611 10 Jan-Mar 1995 : 136,775 9,910 146,684 533 15 : Percent 3/ : : Mar 1994 : 1.64 4.85 1.72 1.93 1.50 Mar 1995 : 1.81 5.24 1.89 1.81 1.47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, March 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Feb 1995 : 1 1,179 22 1,202 12,394 Mar 1994 : --- 1,335 23 1,358 11,679 Mar 1995 : --- 1,314 42 1,357 13,204 : Jan-Mar 1994 : 2 4,328 106 4,436 39,271 Jan-Mar 1995 : 1 3,695 81 3,777 38,533 : Percent 2/ : : Mar 1994 : 0.29 0.26 0.59 0.27 0.34 Mar 1995 : ---- 0.24 1.21 0.25 0.36 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Feb 1995 : 2 9,476 203 9,681 56,144 Mar 1994 : 2 10,800 283 11,085 55,704 Mar 1995 : --- 10,704 319 11,023 63,569 : Jan-Mar 1994 : 4 29,825 896 30,725 157,046 Jan-Mar 1995 : 2 29,913 767 30,682 177,914 : Percent 3/ : : Mar 1994 : 1.67 2.38 8.26 2.42 1.83 Mar 1995 : ---- 2.18 10.07 2.23 1.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000150080503951500YNG CHKNS SLAUT:NO.,LV WT&AVG LV WT,SEL STS Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, March 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 80,428 81,195 376,638 380,152 4.68 4.68 AR : 93,842 98,450 424,655 434,392 4.53 4.41 CA : 19,995 21,664 101,574 109,859 5.08 5.07 DE : 23,071 25,090 124,561 131,995 5.40 5.26 FL : 11,928 13,089 52,023 57,312 4.36 4.38 GA : 79,097 86,435 375,750 409,465 4.75 4.74 LA : 14,196 14,087 64,133 63,977 4.52 4.54 MD : 18,168 18,713 82,983 88,126 4.57 4.71 MS : 48,104 55,451 220,247 256,754 4.58 4.63 MO : 17,178 22,590 72,723 94,119 4.23 4.17 NC : 50,945 53,958 258,652 273,477 5.08 5.07 PA : 8,276 8,548 43,423 43,903 5.25 5.14 SC : 18,037 20,361 73,109 82,321 4.05 4.04 TN : 13,275 14,059 57,379 61,460 4.32 4.37 TX : 34,595 37,317 156,464 166,740 4.52 4.47 VA : 30,409 32,070 142,698 149,627 4.69 4.67 WA : 3,620 3,008 15,667 15,283 4.33 5.08 : US : 599,941 647,378 2,797,139 3,006,998 4.66 4.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. HDR2012000150080503951500YNG CHKNS SLAUT:LBS CERTFD&POST-MORTEM COND. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, March 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 273,287 276,430 6,658 8,029 1.96 2.35 AR : 300,244 306,751 5,566 6,319 1.46 1.62 CA : 72,470 80,022 1,754 2,583 1.92 2.61 DE : 89,603 95,879 2,281 2,411 2.03 2.03 FL : 36,138 41,831 407 489 0.87 0.95 GA : 278,702 301,274 5,515 6,447 1.63 1.75 LA : 45,505 46,507 903 932 1.56 1.62 MD : 58,518 61,160 1,130 1,602 1.51 2.02 MS : 167,159 193,142 3,070 3,538 1.55 1.53 MO : 52,588 66,916 1,145 1,243 1.75 1.47 NC : 188,940 202,761 3,725 4,447 1.60 1.81 PA : 29,683 31,192 918 1,108 2.35 2.80 SC : 52,933 61,383 917 1,124 1.39 1.52 TN : 40,784 43,777 552 742 1.07 1.34 TX : 117,207 126,030 2,240 2,246 1.59 1.50 VA : 103,371 105,933 1,441 1,887 1.12 1.40 WA : 11,583 11,314 350 426 2.48 3.10 : US : 2,027,987 2,184,737 41,240 48,948 1.64 1.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000150080503951500YNG CHKNS SLAUT:NO. COND POST-MORTEM BY CAUSED Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, March 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- --- 253,048 277,877 4,625 22,441 AR : --- 16,651 391,027 223,169 6,751 14,045 CA : --- --- 125,915 --- 1,123 18,801 DE : --- 80,106 111,879 89,878 --- --- FL : --- 1,258 18,940 12,313 1,398 --- GA : --- 50,419 208,827 255,892 2,604 22,355 LA : --- 1,142 50,049 28,957 --- 4,838 MD : --- 78,627 88,348 53,336 98 --- MS : --- 5,558 147,929 98,968 1,255 19,073 MO : --- 7,929 99,716 22,441 2,407 2,671 NC : --- --- 147,720 101,199 75 73,040 PA : --- 8,364 39,691 38,318 --- 4,064 SC : --- 2,906 30,867 68,868 344 11,270 TN : --- --- 51,040 --- --- 2,457 TX : --- 4,472 142,624 65,691 487 4,905 VA : --- 17,692 91,882 69,312 107 --- WA : --- --- 25,304 1,086 --- 1,100 : US : --- 466,344 2,233,620 1,519,125 31,369 277,770 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 16,202 40,364 89,878 8,354 279,523 992,312 AR : 15,078 36,054 78,020 9,355 144,200 934,350 CA : 984 7,911 3,334 816 78,559 237,443 DE : 5,123 6,047 15,698 --- 27,426 336,157 FL : 1,311 4,546 5,682 --- 35,790 81,238 GA : 18,016 32,506 64,647 9,151 186,841 851,258 LA : 2,656 3,853 7,185 --- 47,306 145,986 MD : 1,888 7,677 --- --- 13,684 243,658 MS : 7,762 20,248 45,301 --- 143,200 489,294 MO : 2,697 10,124 19,591 1,086 34,879 203,541 NC : 4,437 26,919 31,887 4,804 168,312 558,393 PA : 3,174 2,260 --- 531 --- 96,402 SC : 3,470 16,842 12,944 1,615 39,151 188,277 TN : 2,380 14,929 10,418 --- 36,578 117,802 TX : 1,793 10,550 10,663 977 6,714 248,876 VA : 4,133 13,588 28,101 944 55,853 281,612 WA : 284 858 484 --- --- 29,116 : US : 101,477 272,987 514,780 52,950 1,469,276 6,939,698 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080503951500MATURE CHKNS SLAUT:NO.LV WT&AVG LV WT SEL STS Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, March 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 15,470 14,431 72,603 72,337 4.69 5.01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. HDR2012000150080503951500MATURE CHKNS SLAUT:LBS CRTFD&POST-MORTEM COND Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, March 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 44,177 44,454 3,169 3,408 4.85 5.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000150080503951500MATURE CHKNS SLAUT:NO.CONDM POST-MORTEM CAUSE Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, March 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 3,803 254,155 9,985 2,287 102,524 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 34,336 38,598 162,790 4,344 38,156 650,978 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080503951500YNG TKYS MAT.SLAUT:NO.LV WT&AVG LV WT,SEL STS Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, March 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,166 2,173 43,501 44,947 20.08 20.69 CA : 1,588 1,659 32,861 33,278 20.70 20.06 IA : 960 1,075 29,081 32,362 30.28 30.10 MN : 2,823 2,841 59,648 61,205 21.13 21.54 MO : 1,705 1,735 39,461 43,493 23.14 25.07 NC : 4,489 4,665 100,323 108,830 22.35 23.33 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,057 3,294 57,729 64,109 18.89 19.46 : US : 22,242 23,078 504,838 546,146 22.70 23.67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. HDR2012000150080503951500YNG TKYS MAT.SLAUT:LBS CRTFD&POST-MORTEM COND Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, March 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 35,355 36,594 877 911 2.24 2.25 CA : 26,822 27,299 525 454 1.78 1.52 IA : 22,685 25,013 978 852 3.74 2.93 MN : 46,303 48,856 1,777 1,384 3.31 2.51 MO : 31,309 34,319 1,100 990 3.10 2.53 NC : 79,157 85,942 1,675 2,000 1.86 2.04 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 45,309 50,136 777 947 1.50 1.64 : US : 397,938 431,435 10,800 10,704 2.38 2.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. HDR2012000150080503951500YNG TKYS MAT.SLAUT:NO.COND POST-MORTEM CAUSE Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, March 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 10,398 --- --- 17 CA : --- --- 7,972 --- --- --- IA : --- --- --- 5,899 --- --- MN : --- --- 12,444 6,362 597 --- MO : --- --- 14,266 3,479 --- --- NC : --- --- 8,742 2,064 --- --- PA : --- --- --- 1,076 --- --- VA : --- --- 8,926 --- --- 9 : US : --- 392 100,426 31,034 6,285 133 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 2,143 --- 1,313 13,871 CA : --- --- 427 424 --- 8,823 IA : --- --- --- --- 198 6,097 MN : 238 1,171 1,502 76 --- 22,390 MO : --- --- 1,042 858 --- 19,645 NC : 274 2,926 1,594 --- --- 15,600 PA : 96 --- 224 127 --- 1,523 VA : 31 1,323 278 --- 1,532 12,099 : US : 1,585 9,895 9,662 2,776 12,108 174,296 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080503951500OLD TKYS BDR.SLAUT:NO.COND POST-MORTEM CAUSE Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, March 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 4,963 1,224 67 75 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 19 125 148 --- 573 7,194 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150080503951500POULTRY SLAUGHTER ESTIMATES Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for commercial poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection Form (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 revision 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. HDR2012000150080503951500DEF. USD TO REPRT FEDERALLY INSP. SLAUT. 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. HDR2012000150080503951500INDX OF TABLES, NXT RLSE DATE&EEO STATMNT Index Page Definitions .............................................................. 17 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, U.S., March 1994-1995 ................................................... 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., March 1994-1995 ............................... 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., March 1994-1995 ................................................... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., March 1994-1995 ................................................... 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., March 1995 ........................................................ 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., March 1995 ............................................... 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., March 1995 ................................... 2 Reliability Statement .................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., March 1994-1995 ............................... 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., March 1994-1995 ............................... 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., March 1994-1995 ............................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., March 1994-1995 .................. 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., March 1994-1995 ............................... 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., March 1994-1995 ............................... 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on June 2, 1995. 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