HDR1012000150081201951500Poultry Slaughter HDR2012000150081201951500Poulry Slaughter Narrative Released December 1, 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. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 7 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during October (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.76 billion pounds, up 7 percent from the amount certified in October 1994. Updated totals for September 1995 show that 2.53 billion pounds were certified. The January through October cumulative total of pounds certified, at 25.7 billion pounds, was up 5 percent from the same period the previous year. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during October 1995 was 3.73 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.03 billion pounds of young chickens, 71.4 million pounds of mature chickens, 615 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.7 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during October 1995 averaged 4.76 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from 4.71 pounds per bird a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens increased 1 percent from 5.32 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.38 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during October 1995 averaged 23.1 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from October 1994. Ante-mortem condemnations during October 1995 totaled 11.9 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.32 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.28 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 58.0 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.72 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.69 percent a year earlier. October 1995 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, while October 1994 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. Pou 2-1 (12-95) HDR2012000150081201951500Poulry Slaughter Tables Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, October 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Sep 1995 : 607,716 12,027 619,743 1,592 ----- Oct 1994 : 601,695 12,474 614,169 1,621 ----- Oct 1995 : 637,956 13,260 651,216 1,726 ----- : Jan-Oct 1994 : 5,910,360 141,746 6,052,106 16,840 ----- Jan-Oct 1995 : 6,194,635 135,371 6,330,006 16,091 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Sep 1995 : 2,819,312 62,756 2,882,068 10,523 1,262 Oct 1994 : 2,833,201 66,332 2,899,533 10,858 1,793 Oct 1995 : 3,033,963 71,392 3,105,356 11,662 1,730 : Jan-Oct 1994 : 27,320,498 696,462 28,016,960 111,553 5,353 Jan-Oct 1995 : 28,719,982 688,420 29,408,401 106,738 6,525 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Sep 1995 : 4.64 5.22 4.65 6.61 ----- Oct 1994 : 4.71 5.32 4.72 6.70 ----- Oct 1995 : 4.76 5.38 4.77 6.76 ----- : Jan-Oct 1994 : 4.62 4.91 4.63 6.62 ----- Jan-Oct 1995 : 4.64 5.09 4.65 6.63 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, October 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Sep 1995 : --- 23,980 250 24,230 ----- Oct 1994 : 21 25,526 190 25,738 ----- Oct 1995 : 37 27,185 133 27,354 ----- : Jan-Oct 1994 : 348 229,498 1,708 231,554 ----- Jan-Oct 1995 : 314 232,008 1,573 233,895 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Sep 1995 : --- 531,870 5,706 537,576 3,431,429 Oct 1994 : 210 578,247 4,658 583,115 3,495,299 Oct 1995 : 338 611,797 3,273 615,409 3,734,157 : Jan-Oct 1994 : 3,386 5,211,572 42,041 5,256,999 33,390,865 Jan-Oct 1995 : 2,731 5,370,463 38,655 5,411,850 34,933,513 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Sep 1995 : ---- 22.18 22.79 22.19 ----- Oct 1994 : 9.95 22.65 24.45 22.66 ----- Oct 1995 : 9.22 22.51 24.70 22.50 ----- : Jan-Oct 1994 : 9.74 22.71 24.61 22.70 ----- Jan-Oct 1995 : 8.69 23.15 24.58 23.14 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: October 1994: 5,299, October 1995: 5,864. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: October 1994: 102, October 1995: 82. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, October 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Sep 1995 : Chilled : 1,877,101 35,696 1,912,797 2,397 142 Frozen : 178,838 2,563 181,401 5,111 616 : Total : 2,055,939 38,259 2,094,198 7,508 758 : 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 : Oct 1995 : Chilled : 2,019,356 39,890 2,059,247 2,650 140 Frozen : 202,438 4,013 206,451 5,658 914 : Total : 2,221,794 43,903 2,265,698 8,307 1,054 : : Jan-Oct 1994 : Chilled : 18,280,026 399,281 18,679,308 24,292 711 Frozen : 1,600,491 26,178 1,626,670 55,842 2,684 : Total : 19,880,518 425,460 20,305,977 80,134 3,395 : Jan-Oct 1995 : Chilled : 19,102,769 392,600 19,495,369 24,188 870 Frozen : 1,803,728 26,277 1,830,004 52,293 3,117 : Total : 20,906,497 418,877 21,325,373 76,481 3,988 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, October 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Sep 1995 : Chilled : --- 195,974 3,107 199,082 2,114,417 Frozen : --- 223,546 1,364 224,910 412,039 : Total : --- 419,521 4,472 423,992 2,526,456 : 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 : Oct 1995 : Chilled : --- 225,291 1,822 227,113 2,289,149 Frozen : 249 254,879 689 255,817 468,840 : Total : 249 480,171 2,511 482,930 2,757,989 : : Jan-Oct 1994 : Chilled : 225 1,944,296 18,027 1,962,549 20,666,859 Frozen : 2,334 2,162,434 13,481 2,178,249 3,863,445 : Total : 2,559 4,106,730 31,508 4,140,798 24,530,304 : Jan-Oct 1995 : Chilled : --- 2,043,450 20,082 2,063,532 21,583,959 Frozen : 2,073 2,190,363 9,230 2,201,667 4,087,081 : Total : 2,073 4,233,813 29,312 4,265,199 25,671,041 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, October 1995 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Sep 1995 : 9,470 950 10,421 18 4 Oct 1994 : 7,780 762 8,542 10 10 Oct 1995 : 9,422 1,182 10,604 10 6 : Jan-Oct 1994 : 92,388 12,589 104,977 123 32 Jan-Oct 1995 : 107,766 12,139 119,905 147 32 : Percent 2/ : : Oct 1994 : 0.27 1.15 0.29 0.09 0.53 Oct 1995 : 0.31 1.66 0.34 0.09 0.35 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Sep 1995 : 39,606 3,160 42,766 181 16 Oct 1994 : 38,669 3,154 41,823 184 52 Oct 1995 : 42,497 3,844 46,341 218 22 : Jan-Oct 1994 : 387,267 32,267 419,534 1,842 100 Jan-Oct 1995 : 443,085 33,590 476,675 1,814 105 : Percent 3/ : : Oct 1994 : 1.52 5.28 1.60 1.88 3.20 Oct 1995 : 1.56 5.98 1.66 2.08 1.41 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, October 1995 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Sep 1995 : --- 1,210 27 1,237 11,680 Oct 1994 : 1 1,121 32 1,153 9,714 Oct 1995 : 3 1,307 19 1,329 11,949 : Jan-Oct 1994 : 8 13,681 334 14,023 119,156 Jan-Oct 1995 : 12 14,264 337 14,613 134,697 : Percent 2/ : : Oct 1994 : 0.24 0.19 0.68 0.20 0.28 Oct 1995 : 0.76 0.21 0.57 0.22 0.32 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Sep 1995 : --- 10,436 268 10,704 53,666 Oct 1994 : 3 10,754 303 11,060 53,118 Oct 1995 : 6 11,178 202 11,385 57,966 : Jan-Oct 1994 : 46 102,089 2,967 105,102 526,578 Jan-Oct 1995 : 36 101,721 2,593 104,351 582,944 : Percent 3/ : : Oct 1994 : 1.37 2.07 7.22 2.11 1.69 Oct 1995 : 1.93 2.03 6.86 2.06 1.72 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, October 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 : 76,946 75,961 363,845 359,792 4.73 4.74 AR : 92,923 100,350 424,557 470,730 4.57 4.69 CA : 18,077 20,717 92,939 108,058 5.14 5.22 DE : 23,042 25,314 123,021 139,601 5.34 5.51 FL : 12,242 12,217 52,705 52,352 4.31 4.29 GA : 82,167 85,990 396,142 410,493 4.82 4.77 LA : 13,217 13,333 60,356 60,747 4.57 4.56 MD : 17,423 17,998 80,919 84,578 4.64 4.70 MS : 51,339 53,608 237,121 253,415 4.62 4.73 MO : 18,196 24,457 78,478 104,020 4.31 4.25 NC : 52,676 56,058 272,315 290,695 5.17 5.19 PA : 8,055 7,957 40,191 40,243 4.99 5.06 SC : 18,279 19,360 73,878 84,279 4.04 4.35 TN : 12,724 14,310 58,344 64,177 4.59 4.48 TX : 34,649 37,739 148,965 171,303 4.30 4.54 VA : 29,306 30,971 138,982 145,938 4.74 4.71 WA : 2,968 2,881 15,431 14,646 5.20 5.08 : US : 601,695 637,956 2,833,201 3,033,963 4.71 4.76 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 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 : 267,070 266,783 5,762 6,867 1.76 2.12 AR : 300,130 334,772 5,066 5,741 1.33 1.36 CA : 67,288 78,420 1,833 1,992 2.19 2.05 DE : 89,826 101,243 1,779 1,842 1.61 1.47 FL : 37,156 39,461 485 573 1.02 1.22 GA : 290,545 305,535 5,941 5,725 1.67 1.55 LA : 43,683 44,056 747 982 1.38 1.80 MD : 57,361 58,115 923 871 1.27 1.14 MS : 179,958 192,704 2,775 2,747 1.30 1.20 MO : 57,246 74,813 905 1,523 1.28 1.63 NC : 202,823 216,269 3,689 3,990 1.51 1.53 PA : 28,356 28,630 869 822 2.40 2.27 SC : 54,015 62,264 972 1,060 1.46 1.40 TN : 41,672 46,169 621 773 1.18 1.34 TX : 112,281 130,529 1,678 1,874 1.25 1.22 VA : 99,901 103,916 1,522 1,735 1.22 1.32 WA : 11,088 10,775 388 350 2.80 2.65 : US : 2,062,899 2,221,794 38,669 42,497 1.52 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, October 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 8,519 219,831 152,445 --- 13,837 AR : --- 6,558 320,335 136,338 8,181 9,726 CA : --- 7,300 93,684 12,071 1,387 12,306 DE : --- 12,166 109,845 45,408 --- --- FL : --- 856 17,969 9,327 --- --- GA : --- 4,528 172,882 124,127 3,869 17,725 LA : --- 771 39,080 15,440 728 3,048 MD : --- --- 69,033 14,546 52 --- MS : --- 3,923 102,798 40,085 1,389 14,154 MO : --- 5,988 87,730 32,051 2,436 1,788 NC : --- 4,850 134,339 76,309 193 33,803 PA : --- 4,136 28,506 16,237 448 --- SC : --- 2,017 30,519 54,300 243 4,864 TN : --- --- 49,232 17,828 --- 1,965 TX : --- 772 103,262 48,246 425 2,262 VA : --- 5,865 82,809 34,448 --- --- WA : --- 2,309 19,510 --- 328 974 : US : --- 95,864 1,865,027 863,721 47,723 163,290 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 15,292 35,848 88,564 5,432 221,368 761,136 AR : 14,660 35,989 83,791 7,023 146,027 768,628 CA : 582 9,970 3,679 --- 64,968 205,947 DE : 4,160 8,235 18,650 2,958 25,390 226,812 FL : 1,487 4,093 7,800 --- 34,741 76,273 GA : 19,164 40,366 72,528 13,786 179,838 648,813 LA : 2,053 3,532 13,061 791 31,762 110,266 MD : 1,590 4,977 --- --- 11,878 102,076 MS : 6,512 26,644 47,342 5,403 97,588 345,838 MO : 3,027 13,080 15,607 --- 61,314 223,021 NC : 7,304 28,029 64,276 4,463 134,132 487,698 PA : 1,991 2,747 --- --- 25,948 80,013 SC : 3,844 13,798 15,201 4,348 36,639 165,773 TN : 2,544 7,070 --- 2,409 37,749 118,797 TX : 1,388 9,140 13,455 1,595 7,776 188,321 VA : 4,631 8,676 27,025 2,484 48,912 214,850 WA : 437 1,366 584 --- 14,617 40,125 : US : 97,946 272,814 566,711 60,288 1,301,318 5,334,702 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, October 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 : 12,474 13,260 66,332 71,392 5.32 5.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 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 : 40,607 43,903 3,154 3,844 5.28 5.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 2,667 241,247 13,250 1,011 101,201 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- 670 670 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 29,112 55,467 158,167 3,072 44,748 649,942 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, October 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 : 2,136 2,455 44,469 49,999 20.82 20.36 CA : 2,376 2,355 49,506 50,217 20.83 21.33 IA : 1,306 1,418 35,450 38,196 27.15 26.94 MN : 3,921 4,001 82,193 85,946 20.96 21.48 MO : 1,815 2,011 42,523 47,365 23.43 23.55 NC : 4,278 4,179 96,029 92,950 22.45 22.24 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,375 3,705 63,331 68,633 18.76 18.52 : US : 25,526 27,185 578,247 611,797 22.65 22.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, October 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 : 35,627 39,763 998 1,053 2.49 2.34 CA : 39,616 40,497 636 739 1.43 1.63 IA : 27,570 29,586 776 894 2.43 2.60 MN : 64,782 68,142 1,928 1,893 2.61 2.45 MO : 33,505 37,413 1,105 1,059 2.89 2.48 NC : 75,666 73,550 1,596 1,339 1.85 1.60 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 49,570 51,079 943 800 1.65 1.30 : US : 455,410 480,171 10,754 11,178 2.07 2.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, October 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 11,273 --- --- --- CA : --- --- 10,070 3,400 51 --- IA : --- --- --- 3,361 --- --- MN : --- --- 22,748 6,930 1,813 26 MO : --- --- 23,082 2,049 --- --- NC : --- 82 8,342 805 --- 4 PA : --- --- --- 871 --- --- VA : --- --- 8,142 541 --- --- : US : --- 136 131,669 25,436 12,063 161 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- 1,036 2,061 --- --- 14,370 CA : --- 486 554 --- --- 14,561 IA : 44 --- --- --- --- 3,405 MN : 340 2,411 3,078 301 1,562 39,209 MO : 94 --- 925 --- --- 26,150 NC : 190 1,389 1,109 --- 1,465 13,386 PA : --- --- --- --- 198 1,069 VA : 35 864 304 --- 1,179 11,065 : US : 1,388 9,412 11,185 3,477 13,662 208,589 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, October 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 1,575 785 197 16 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 6 99 92 --- 443 3,213 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 17 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., October 1994-1995............................. 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., October 1994-1995............................. 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., October 1994-1995............................. 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., October 1994-1995................................................. 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., October 1995...................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., October 1995............................................. 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., October 1995................................. 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., October 1994-1995............................. 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., October 1994-1995............................. 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., October 1994-1995............................. 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., October 1994-1995................ 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., October 1994-1995............................. 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., October 1994-1995............................. 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on January 5, 1996. 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