HDR1012000150081103951500Poultry Slaughter HDR2012000150081103951500Poultry Slaughter Narrative Released November 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 September 1995 and updated August 1995 totals. Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 2 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during September (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.52 billion pounds, down 2 percent from the amount certified in September 1994. Updated totals for August 1995 show that 2.68 billion pounds were certified. The January through September cumulative total of pounds certified, at 22.9 billion pounds, was up 4 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during September 1995 was 3.42 billion pounds. Inspections included 2.81 billion pounds of young chickens, 62.8 million pounds of mature chickens, 536 million pounds of turkeys, and 10.5 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during September 1995 averaged 4.64 pounds per bird, down slightly from 4.65 pounds per bird a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens decreased 1 percent from 5.28 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.22 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during September 1995 averaged 22.2 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from September 1994. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 1995 totaled 11.8 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.34 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.32 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 53.6 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.74 percent of quantities inspected, unchanged from a year earlier. September 1995 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays, while September 1994 had 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. Pou 2-1 (11-95) HDR2012000150081103951500Number, Live Weight, & Average Live Weight Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Aug 1995 : 665,681 12,521 678,203 1,750 ----- Sep 1994 : 612,479 13,174 625,653 1,577 ----- Sep 1995 : 606,084 12,027 618,110 1,592 ----- : Jan-Sep 1994 : 5,308,666 129,272 5,437,937 15,219 ----- Jan-Sep 1995 : 5,553,208 122,110 5,675,319 14,365 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Aug 1995 : 2,984,950 62,483 3,047,432 11,135 666 Sep 1994 : 2,848,279 69,531 2,917,810 10,298 830 Sep 1995 : 2,809,759 62,756 2,872,515 10,523 1,261 : Jan-Sep 1994 : 24,487,297 630,129 25,117,427 100,695 3,560 Jan-Sep 1995 : 25,664,853 617,027 26,281,880 95,075 4,794 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Aug 1995 : 4.48 4.99 4.49 6.36 ----- Sep 1994 : 4.65 5.28 4.66 6.53 ----- Sep 1995 : 4.64 5.22 4.65 6.61 ----- : Jan-Sep 1994 : 4.61 4.87 4.62 6.62 ----- Jan-Sep 1995 : 4.62 5.05 4.63 6.62 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Aug 1995 : 70 25,935 221 26,226 ----- Sep 1994 : 31 25,141 181 25,353 ----- Sep 1995 : --- 23,924 250 24,174 ----- : Jan-Sep 1994 : 327 203,972 1,518 205,817 ----- Jan-Sep 1995 : 278 204,730 1,440 206,447 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Aug 1995 : 594 567,865 5,329 573,788 3,633,022 Sep 1994 : 300 564,261 4,554 569,115 3,498,053 Sep 1995 : --- 530,704 5,706 536,410 3,420,709 : Jan-Sep 1994 : 3,176 4,633,325 37,383 4,673,884 29,895,566 Jan-Sep 1995 : 2,393 4,756,723 35,381 4,794,497 31,176,246 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Aug 1995 : 8.45 21.90 24.15 21.88 ----- Sep 1994 : 9.57 22.44 25.19 22.45 ----- Sep 1995 : ---- 22.18 22.79 22.19 ----- : Jan-Sep 1994 : 9.72 22.72 24.63 22.71 ----- Jan-Sep 1995 : 8.62 23.23 24.57 23.22 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 1994: 5,691, September 1995: 4,815. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: September 1994: 95, September 1995: 91. HDR2012000150081103951500Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Aug 1995 : Chilled : 1,992,575 35,859 2,028,434 2,545 141 Frozen : 188,451 2,322 190,773 5,376 269 : Total : 2,181,026 38,182 2,219,207 7,921 411 : Sep 1994 : Chilled : 1,909,891 40,207 1,950,098 2,182 30 Frozen : 169,232 2,807 172,039 5,216 466 : Total : 2,079,123 43,014 2,122,137 7,398 496 : Sep 1995 : Chilled : 1,871,989 35,696 1,907,686 2,397 141 Frozen : 177,667 2,563 180,230 5,111 616 : Total : 2,049,656 38,259 2,087,915 7,508 757 : : Jan-Sep 1994 : Chilled : 16,390,280 361,169 16,751,448 21,889 496 Frozen : 1,427,339 23,683 1,451,023 50,542 1,753 : Total : 17,817,619 384,852 18,202,471 72,431 2,249 : Jan-Sep 1995 : Chilled : 17,069,708 352,710 17,422,417 21,538 730 Frozen : 1,600,119 22,264 1,622,382 46,636 2,203 : Total : 18,669,827 374,973 19,044,800 68,174 2,933 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Aug 1995 : Chilled : --- 208,125 2,413 210,538 2,241,658 Frozen : 451 238,505 1,584 240,540 436,958 : Total : 451 446,629 3,997 451,077 2,678,616 : Sep 1994 : Chilled : --- 207,808 1,700 209,509 2,161,819 Frozen : 225 236,275 1,729 238,230 415,951 : Total : 225 444,084 3,429 447,738 2,577,770 : Sep 1995 : Chilled : --- 195,747 3,107 198,855 2,109,078 Frozen : --- 222,829 1,364 224,193 410,150 : Total : --- 418,576 4,472 423,048 2,519,228 : : Jan-Sep 1994 : Chilled : 225 1,731,471 16,035 1,747,732 18,521,565 Frozen : 2,178 1,919,849 11,967 1,933,994 3,437,312 : Total : 2,403 3,651,320 28,002 3,681,725 21,958,877 : Jan-Sep 1995 : Chilled : --- 1,817,780 18,260 1,836,040 19,280,726 Frozen : 1,824 1,934,289 8,541 1,944,654 3,615,874 : Total : 1,824 3,752,068 26,802 3,780,694 22,896,601 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. HDR2012000150081103951500Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Aug 1995 : 14,256 1,535 15,791 30 5 Sep 1994 : 8,902 1,029 9,931 10 6 Sep 1995 : 9,543 950 10,493 18 4 : Jan-Sep 1994 : 84,608 11,827 96,435 114 22 Jan-Sep 1995 : 98,334 10,957 109,292 137 25 : Percent 2/ : : Sep 1994 : 0.31 1.48 0.34 0.10 0.66 Sep 1995 : 0.34 1.51 0.37 0.17 0.34 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Aug 1995 : 45,502 3,078 48,580 200 21 Sep 1994 : 40,192 3,297 43,489 167 9 Sep 1995 : 39,518 3,160 42,679 181 16 : Jan-Sep 1994 : 348,598 29,113 377,711 1,658 48 Jan-Sep 1995 : 400,444 29,746 430,190 1,596 83 : Percent 3/ : : Sep 1994 : 1.57 5.27 1.66 1.80 1.15 Sep 1995 : 1.56 5.60 1.65 1.91 1.37 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Aug 1995 : 2 1,842 55 1,900 17,725 Sep 1994 : 1 1,364 25 1,390 11,336 Sep 1995 : --- 1,209 27 1,236 11,752 : Jan-Sep 1994 : 7 12,561 303 12,871 109,442 Jan-Sep 1995 : 9 12,956 318 13,283 122,737 : Percent 2/ : : Sep 1994 : 0.20 0.24 0.55 0.24 0.32 Sep 1995 : ---- 0.23 0.48 0.23 0.34 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Aug 1995 : 6 11,242 323 11,571 60,372 Sep 1994 : 4 10,792 288 11,083 54,748 Sep 1995 : --- 10,434 268 10,702 53,577 : Jan-Sep 1994 : 44 91,335 2,665 94,043 473,461 Jan-Sep 1995 : 30 90,541 2,391 92,962 524,831 : Percent 3/ : : Sep 1994 : 1.37 2.13 7.03 2.16 1.74 Sep 1995 : ---- 2.18 5.21 2.22 1.74 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. HDR2012000150081103951500Young Chickens Slaughtered Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 75,776 74,659 351,974 342,430 4.64 4.59 AR : 94,425 94,814 425,509 425,928 4.51 4.49 CA : 18,496 18,847 91,704 96,672 4.96 5.13 DE : 24,095 23,614 130,026 128,636 5.40 5.45 FL : 12,266 11,913 53,151 52,350 4.33 4.39 GA : 84,522 82,788 396,226 392,037 4.69 4.74 LA : 13,631 12,840 60,999 56,271 4.47 4.38 MD : 17,982 16,794 83,466 78,627 4.64 4.68 MS : 52,607 49,556 236,257 223,518 4.49 4.51 MO : 18,756 23,928 82,202 100,899 4.38 4.22 NC : 53,044 50,984 269,773 260,463 5.09 5.11 PA : 7,770 7,952 39,219 39,744 5.05 5.00 SC : 19,324 18,396 78,721 78,088 4.07 4.24 TN : 12,267 13,576 56,279 60,364 4.59 4.45 TX : 36,583 35,876 164,261 155,254 4.49 4.33 VA : 30,680 29,076 144,892 135,149 4.72 4.65 WA : 3,051 2,840 15,575 14,102 5.11 4.96 : US : 612,479 606,084 2,848,279 2,809,759 4.65 4.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 257,118 252,701 6,284 6,525 1.98 2.12 AR : 302,359 301,805 5,610 5,457 1.46 1.42 CA : 67,077 69,411 1,800 2,001 2.18 2.30 DE : 94,926 93,484 1,702 1,578 1.45 1.36 FL : 38,561 35,447 522 561 1.09 1.19 GA : 291,214 291,471 5,477 5,459 1.54 1.55 LA : 44,717 41,219 739 846 1.35 1.67 MD : 59,850 55,780 883 794 1.18 1.12 MS : 177,982 167,421 3,213 2,640 1.51 1.31 MO : 59,004 73,022 1,006 1,621 1.36 1.78 NC : 200,772 195,145 3,449 3,617 1.42 1.54 PA : 27,437 28,417 707 816 2.00 2.28 SC : 58,179 57,831 1,072 990 1.51 1.41 TN : 39,957 43,150 548 659 1.08 1.21 TX : 123,933 118,608 1,917 1,724 1.30 1.23 VA : 104,420 93,883 1,471 1,313 1.13 1.08 WA : 11,573 10,442 379 408 2.70 3.21 : US : 2,079,123 2,049,656 40,192 39,518 1.57 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, September 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 4,244 219,678 151,359 --- 13,604 AR : --- 5,290 319,367 146,627 10,601 9,540 CA : --- 4,580 92,251 10,923 1,113 10,753 DE : --- 11,724 95,912 30,904 --- --- FL : --- 593 --- 8,343 --- --- GA : --- --- 169,299 114,575 3,340 19,272 LA : --- 449 40,014 15,910 --- 2,544 MD : --- 3,402 61,595 10,484 --- 4,026 MS : --- 2,267 104,864 50,375 1,563 12,925 MO : --- 5,133 76,305 38,602 2,836 1,903 NC : --- 7,120 117,682 65,215 158 37,307 PA : --- 1,487 28,967 11,775 803 3,489 SC : --- 1,747 30,868 47,686 192 4,520 TN : --- --- 46,929 17,825 --- 2,058 TX : --- 996 105,217 28,776 358 2,093 VA : --- 3,769 67,570 20,464 --- --- WA : --- --- 19,585 --- 245 1,094 : US : --- 71,361 1,773,497 808,360 54,417 161,855 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 16,368 31,286 87,094 7,787 210,700 742,120 AR : 16,370 29,574 80,237 9,589 169,276 796,471 CA : 892 7,858 4,209 502 74,081 207,162 DE : 4,081 8,935 17,963 4,338 19,971 193,828 FL : 1,446 3,419 7,055 1,637 26,809 49,302 GA : 20,180 41,507 57,595 12,077 161,776 599,621 LA : 2,698 3,375 12,576 --- 37,304 114,870 MD : 1,456 5,882 --- --- 8,379 95,224 MS : 7,827 18,693 49,198 4,427 107,938 360,077 MO : 3,144 11,539 13,782 --- 66,189 219,433 NC : 6,554 23,258 72,416 5,615 126,322 461,647 PA : 2,983 4,040 --- 207 25,801 79,552 SC : 4,012 13,912 15,733 1,479 32,757 152,906 TN : 2,485 6,969 --- 1,782 29,462 107,510 TX : 1,495 8,662 15,640 1,688 6,110 171,035 VA : 4,341 8,993 21,760 2,150 32,106 161,153 WA : 380 737 537 --- 15,065 37,643 : US : 106,963 243,908 550,113 64,397 1,220,750 5,055,621 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150081103951500Mature Chickens Slaughtered Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 13,174 12,027 69,531 62,756 5.28 5.22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 43,014 38,259 3,297 3,160 5.27 5.60 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 2,357 193,799 12,818 354 91,416 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 27,911 40,204 137,204 2,897 36,753 545,713 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150081103951500Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 2,147 2,133 44,211 42,538 20.59 19.94 CA : 1,948 1,875 39,876 39,975 20.47 21.32 IA : 1,361 1,268 36,400 33,357 26.75 26.31 MN : 3,884 3,539 78,124 70,516 20.11 19.93 MO : 1,849 1,807 42,950 41,454 23.23 22.95 NC : 4,439 3,899 99,845 86,758 22.49 22.25 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,223 3,309 61,085 61,338 18.95 18.53 : US : 25,141 23,924 564,261 530,704 22.44 22.18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 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 : 35,571 33,599 978 1,113 2.46 2.91 CA : 32,158 31,879 618 572 1.72 1.59 IA : 28,396 26,061 760 798 2.32 2.66 MN : 62,349 56,378 1,505 1,329 2.14 2.09 MO : 33,733 32,460 1,299 1,418 3.36 3.80 NC : 77,428 68,804 1,821 1,275 2.03 1.63 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 47,913 48,677 965 785 1.76 1.42 : US : 444,084 418,576 10,791 10,434 2.13 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. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, September 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 10,474 --- --- --- CA : --- --- 8,201 545 62 --- IA : --- --- --- 3,881 3,986 --- MN : --- --- 18,736 3,536 1,702 --- MO : --- --- 27,271 10,000 --- --- NC : --- --- 7,691 1,528 --- --- PA : --- 6 --- 1,243 --- --- VA : --- --- 8,034 580 --- --- : US : --- 407 121,675 29,155 9,653 153 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 633 1,829 --- 1,614 14,550 CA : 14 282 512 29 --- 9,645 IA : --- --- --- --- --- 7,867 MN : 167 2,336 2,034 269 --- 28,780 MO : 109 371 1,214 --- --- 38,965 NC : 142 1,040 1,128 --- 1,168 12,697 PA : 80 --- --- --- --- 1,329 VA : 44 925 229 --- 987 10,799 : US : 1,126 8,058 9,592 2,267 13,494 195,580 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150081103951500Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, September 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- 87 3,046 516 83 172 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 8 194 226 9 1,136 5,477 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150081103951500Poultry 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. HDR2012000150081103951500Index Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 17 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., September 1994-1995........................... 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., September 1994-1995........................... 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., September 1994-1995........................... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., September 1994-1995............................................... 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., September 1995.................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., September 1995........................................... 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., September 1995............................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., September 1994-1995........................... 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., September 1994-1995........................... 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., September 1994-1995........................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., September 1994-1995.............. 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., September 1994-1995........................... 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., September 1994-1995........................... 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 1, 1995. 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