HDR1012000150081003951500Poultry Slaughter HDR2012000150081003951500Poultry Slaughter Narrative Released October 3, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call Jim Brewster at (202) 720-8784, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@AG.GOV. This summary relates to preliminary inspection totals for August 1995 and updated July 1995 totals. Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 3 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during August (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.67 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the amount certified in August 1994. Updated totals for July 1995 show that 2.39 billion pounds were certified. The January through August cumulative total of pounds certified, at 20.4 billion pounds, was up 5 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during August 1995 was 3.62 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.97 billion pounds of young chickens, 62.4 million pounds of mature chickens, 574 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.1 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during August 1995 averaged 4.48 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from 4.58 pounds per bird a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens decreased 2 percent from 5.11 pounds per bird the previous year to 4.99 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during August 1995 averaged 21.9 pounds per bird, down fractionally from August 1994. Ante-mortem condemnations during August 1995 totaled 17.7 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.49 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.37 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 60.2 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.85 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.75 percent a year earlier. August 1995 contained 23 weekdays and four Saturdays, the same as August 1994. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. Pou 2-1 (10-95) HDR2012000150081003951500Number, Live Weight, & Average Live Weight Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jul 1995 : 582,817 11,911 594,727 1,517 ----- Aug 1994 : 662,530 13,882 676,412 1,782 ----- Aug 1995 : 662,186 12,489 674,674 1,750 ----- : Jan-Aug 1994 : 4,696,187 116,097 4,812,284 13,642 ----- Jan-Aug 1995 : 4,942,399 110,051 5,052,450 12,772 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jul 1995 : 2,647,609 63,727 2,711,336 9,798 555 Aug 1994 : 3,033,678 70,929 3,104,608 11,597 443 Aug 1995 : 2,968,944 62,357 3,031,301 11,135 653 : Jan-Aug 1994 : 21,639,018 560,599 22,199,616 90,397 2,730 Jan-Aug 1995 : 22,833,506 554,146 23,387,652 84,552 3,515 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jul 1995 : 4.54 5.35 4.56 6.46 ----- Aug 1994 : 4.58 5.11 4.59 6.51 ----- Aug 1995 : 4.48 4.99 4.49 6.36 ----- : Jan-Aug 1994 : 4.61 4.83 4.61 6.63 ----- Jan-Aug 1995 : 4.62 5.04 4.63 6.62 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, August 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Jul 1995 : 75 22,661 190 22,927 ----- Aug 1994 : 117 27,665 225 28,007 ----- Aug 1995 : 70 25,935 221 26,226 ----- : Jan-Aug 1994 : 295 178,832 1,337 180,464 ----- Jan-Aug 1995 : 278 180,806 1,190 182,273 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Jul 1995 : 685 517,011 4,563 522,259 3,243,948 Aug 1994 : 1,219 607,787 5,552 614,559 3,731,206 Aug 1995 : 594 567,865 5,329 573,788 3,616,877 : Jan-Aug 1994 : 2,876 4,069,064 32,829 4,104,769 26,397,513 Jan-Aug 1995 : 2,393 4,226,019 29,675 4,258,087 27,733,806 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Jul 1995 : 9.14 22.81 23.96 22.78 ----- Aug 1994 : 10.41 21.97 24.68 21.94 ----- Aug 1995 : 8.45 21.90 24.15 21.88 ----- : Jan-Aug 1994 : 9.74 22.75 24.56 22.75 ----- Jan-Aug 1995 : 8.62 23.37 24.94 23.36 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 1994: 5,186, August 1995: 4,283. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: August 1994: 129, August 1995: 120. HDR2012000150081003951500Chilled and Frozen Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jul 1995 : Chilled : 1,765,503 34,674 1,800,177 1,993 106 Frozen : 167,561 3,546 171,107 5,007 227 : Total : 1,933,064 38,220 1,971,284 6,999 332 : Aug 1994 : Chilled : 2,032,389 39,918 2,072,307 2,206 81 Frozen : 173,837 3,170 177,008 6,162 209 : Total : 2,206,227 43,088 2,249,315 8,368 290 : Aug 1995 : Chilled : 1,981,586 35,792 2,017,378 2,545 134 Frozen : 188,297 2,322 190,619 5,376 269 : Total : 2,169,883 38,114 2,207,998 7,921 403 : : Jan-Aug 1994 : Chilled : 14,480,389 320,962 14,801,350 19,707 466 Frozen : 1,258,107 20,876 1,278,984 45,326 1,287 : Total : 15,738,496 341,838 16,080,334 65,033 1,753 : Jan-Aug 1995 : Chilled : 15,182,758 316,946 15,499,704 19,141 579 Frozen : 1,422,298 19,701 1,441,999 41,524 1,587 : Total : 16,605,056 336,647 16,941,703 60,666 2,166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, August 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Jul 1995 : Chilled : --- 183,868 2,120 185,988 1,988,264 Frozen : 551 225,226 1,293 227,070 403,410 : Total : 551 409,094 3,413 413,059 2,391,674 : Aug 1994 : Chilled : 225 216,139 2,158 218,523 2,293,118 Frozen : 723 262,414 1,938 265,075 448,454 : Total : 948 478,554 4,096 483,598 2,741,571 : Aug 1995 : Chilled : --- 208,125 2,413 210,538 2,230,595 Frozen : 451 238,505 1,584 240,540 436,804 : Total : 451 446,629 3,997 451,077 2,667,399 : : Jan-Aug 1994 : Chilled : 225 1,523,663 14,335 1,538,223 16,359,746 Frozen : 1,953 1,683,573 10,238 1,695,764 3,021,361 : Total : 2,178 3,207,236 24,572 3,233,987 19,381,107 : Jan-Aug 1995 : Chilled : --- 1,622,033 15,153 1,637,186 17,156,610 Frozen : 1,824 1,711,460 7,177 1,720,461 3,205,570 : Total : 1,824 3,333,492 22,330 3,357,646 20,362,181 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. HDR2012000150081003951500Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jul 1995 : 13,150 1,741 14,891 24 7 Aug 1994 : 10,813 1,118 11,931 12 2 Aug 1995 : 14,234 1,549 15,783 30 5 : Jan-Aug 1994 : 75,706 10,798 86,504 104 17 Jan-Aug 1995 : 88,758 10,021 98,779 119 21 : Percent 2/ : : Aug 1994 : 0.36 1.58 0.38 0.10 0.51 Aug 1995 : 0.48 2.48 0.52 0.27 0.71 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jul 1995 : 40,874 3,043 43,917 178 16 Aug 1994 : 42,820 3,314 46,134 192 13 Aug 1995 : 45,370 3,067 48,437 200 21 : Jan-Aug 1994 : 308,407 25,816 334,222 1,492 40 Jan-Aug 1995 : 360,741 26,575 387,315 1,415 68 : Percent 3/ : : Aug 1994 : 1.57 5.19 1.65 1.84 3.33 Aug 1995 : 1.70 5.46 1.78 1.99 3.62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, August 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Jul 1995 : 1 2,164 39 2,205 17,127 Aug 1994 : 2 1,668 56 1,726 13,671 Aug 1995 : 2 1,842 55 1,900 17,717 : Jan-Aug 1994 : 7 11,196 277 11,481 98,105 Jan-Aug 1995 : 9 11,747 291 12,047 110,966 : Percent 2/ : : Aug 1994 : 0.13 0.27 1.01 0.28 0.37 Aug 1995 : 0.35 0.32 1.04 0.33 0.49 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Jul 1995 : 7 9,790 311 10,108 54,219 Aug 1994 : 16 11,884 406 12,307 58,646 Aug 1995 : 6 11,242 323 11,571 60,229 : Jan-Aug 1994 : 40 80,543 2,377 82,960 418,713 Jan-Aug 1995 : 30 80,107 2,124 82,260 471,058 : Percent 3/ : : Aug 1994 : 1.50 2.17 8.13 2.22 1.75 Aug 1995 : 1.05 2.20 6.74 2.24 1.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000150081003951500Young Chickens Slaughtered Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 84,160 80,406 383,749 363,111 4.56 4.52 AR : 102,345 100,635 455,128 430,944 4.45 4.28 CA : 22,639 21,096 112,921 105,145 4.99 4.98 DE : 25,133 25,074 128,059 127,757 5.10 5.10 FL : 13,807 13,823 59,153 59,201 4.28 4.28 GA : 89,627 93,325 418,496 431,631 4.67 4.63 LA : 14,652 14,517 65,672 61,544 4.48 4.24 MD : 19,381 18,896 87,995 84,351 4.54 4.46 MS : 55,288 55,373 244,983 244,686 4.43 4.42 MO : 19,870 26,166 86,591 106,772 4.36 4.08 NC : 57,236 54,738 284,066 269,529 4.96 4.92 PA : 8,895 8,656 43,766 40,851 4.92 4.72 SC : 21,376 20,185 86,707 83,241 4.06 4.12 TN : 13,973 15,077 61,047 63,124 4.37 4.19 TX : 38,116 38,052 167,975 158,030 4.41 4.15 VA : 32,646 32,406 151,945 146,997 4.65 4.54 WA : 3,429 3,119 16,885 15,751 4.92 5.05 : US : 662,530 662,186 3,033,678 2,968,944 4.58 4.48 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 280,850 267,567 6,685 7,300 1.94 2.23 AR : 323,675 306,275 5,618 6,004 1.37 1.55 CA : 82,137 75,737 2,271 2,623 2.23 2.77 DE : 93,250 93,429 1,779 1,584 1.54 1.38 FL : 42,127 42,731 655 673 1.23 1.26 GA : 304,808 318,887 6,158 7,086 1.64 1.82 LA : 48,282 44,791 888 1,111 1.50 2.01 MD : 62,181 60,153 966 896 1.22 1.18 MS : 181,001 186,905 3,265 2,962 1.48 1.35 MO : 62,988 77,687 1,373 1,883 1.76 1.96 NC : 211,112 201,888 3,631 3,949 1.42 1.63 PA : 30,856 28,992 833 807 2.11 2.20 SC : 64,831 61,587 1,252 1,214 1.60 1.62 TN : 43,682 46,181 603 752 1.10 1.32 TX : 125,471 120,255 2,244 1,983 1.48 1.39 VA : 109,570 98,903 1,486 1,521 1.09 1.15 WA : 12,300 11,755 375 377 2.47 2.66 : US : 2,206,227 2,169,883 42,820 45,370 1.57 1.70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 4,921 253,551 192,086 11,145 15,038 AR : --- 4,873 390,958 160,932 15,109 10,312 CA : --- --- 145,269 21,950 1,438 13,654 DE : --- 14,692 102,384 29,877 --- --- FL : --- 922 22,229 12,018 --- --- GA : --- 6,938 220,493 203,971 4,706 20,988 LA : --- 668 52,104 22,006 1,558 2,969 MD : --- 8,883 64,794 15,243 --- 5,054 MS : --- 2,999 142,830 59,316 2,649 14,520 MO : --- 4,130 87,218 39,114 4,216 2,038 NC : --- 16,519 135,046 52,307 327 43,520 PA : --- 1,648 32,676 10,892 793 4,924 SC : --- 1,754 36,238 62,914 295 5,280 TN : --- --- 49,279 --- --- 1,837 TX : --- 1,060 128,069 39,602 693 2,358 VA : --- 4,620 81,327 20,472 140 --- WA : --- --- --- 454 --- 967 : US : --- 92,377 2,128,874 986,756 62,471 181,408 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 21,168 36,483 105,509 6,814 225,636 872,351 AR : 23,429 34,864 98,048 10,579 194,881 943,985 CA : 1,101 12,048 5,283 707 92,783 294,233 DE : 5,128 11,497 19,923 6,386 18,542 208,429 FL : 1,863 5,157 8,978 1,262 42,625 95,054 GA : 28,961 54,446 73,550 21,707 213,549 849,309 LA : 3,461 4,395 17,284 --- 54,332 158,777 MD : 2,133 6,491 --- --- 9,813 112,411 MS : 10,968 25,157 54,878 3,667 117,738 434,722 MO : 4,882 17,756 17,788 --- 87,230 264,372 NC : 7,516 25,014 --- 6,027 143,698 429,974 PA : 3,266 2,082 --- --- 21,955 78,236 SC : 5,855 16,988 20,157 2,910 44,220 196,611 TN : 3,196 11,816 26,365 1,813 36,561 130,867 TX : 2,031 8,644 17,435 --- 6,535 206,427 VA : 5,627 9,512 33,089 3,894 34,240 192,921 WA : 301 --- 622 --- 18,209 20,553 : US : 139,754 300,570 675,502 83,325 1,434,631 6,085,668 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150081003951500Mature Chickens Slaughtered Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 13,882 12,489 70,929 62,357 5.11 4.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 43,088 38,114 3,314 3,067 5.19 5.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 2,769 197,932 10,395 527 119,337 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- 225 --- --- 225 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 21,989 33,950 138,779 2,416 42,585 570,679 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150081003951500Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 2,603 2,453 49,516 47,654 19.02 19.43 CA : 2,108 2,090 44,704 42,125 21.21 20.16 IA : 1,489 1,429 39,383 35,423 26.45 24.79 MN : 4,223 4,087 85,784 82,106 20.31 20.09 MO : 2,229 1,868 52,241 43,441 23.43 23.26 NC : 4,687 4,184 103,089 93,895 21.99 22.44 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,680 3,277 67,410 59,600 18.32 18.19 : US : 27,665 25,935 607,787 567,865 21.97 21.90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, August 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 : 39,635 37,775 1,271 1,025 2.85 2.39 CA : 36,306 33,728 694 693 1.73 1.83 IA : 30,354 27,777 826 842 2.33 2.64 MN : 68,190 65,037 1,717 1,880 2.22 2.54 MO : 41,223 34,211 1,459 1,319 3.10 3.37 NC : 80,472 74,279 1,830 1,561 1.97 1.85 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 52,818 46,051 1,082 741 1.78 1.38 : US : 478,554 446,629 11,884 11,242 2.17 2.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 9,153 --- --- --- CA : --- 9 9,862 --- 126 29 IA : --- --- --- 3,355 --- --- MN : --- --- 18,295 7,185 1,348 37 MO : --- --- 23,421 8,179 --- --- NC : --- --- 8,451 2,351 --- --- PA : --- --- 4,171 --- --- --- VA : --- 15 6,528 599 --- --- : US : --- 549 115,022 34,817 8,099 256 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 852 1,634 --- 2,972 14,611 CA : 22 --- 596 --- 658 11,302 IA : --- 167 611 --- 712 4,845 MN : 322 2,868 2,325 --- --- 32,380 MO : 171 --- 1,326 --- --- 33,097 NC : 155 1,970 1,198 --- 2,247 16,372 PA : --- --- --- --- --- 4,171 VA : 21 --- 235 --- 1,080 8,478 : US : 1,384 10,405 10,481 2,614 17,814 201,441 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150081003951500Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, August 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 3,932 867 30 97 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 9 235 169 22 2,838 8,199 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150081003951500Poultry 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. Frozen - Poultry products which have been at 0 degrees F. or below. 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. HDR2012000150081003951500Index Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 17 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., August 1994-1995.............................. 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., August 1994-1995.............................. 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., August 1994-1995.............................. 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., August 1994-1995.................................................. 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., August 1995....................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., August 1995.............................................. 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., August 1995.................................. 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., August 1994-1995.............................. 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., August 1994-1995.............................. 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., August 1994-1995.............................. 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., August 1994-1995................. 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., August 1994-1995.............................. 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., August 1994-1995.............................. 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on November 3, 1995. 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