HDR1012000150080304961500Poultry Slaughter HDR2012000150080304961500Poultry Slaughter Narr. Released March 4, 1996, 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@NASS.USDA.GOV. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 10 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during January (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.75 billion pounds, up 10 percent from the amount certified in January 1995. Updated totals for December 1995 show that 2.46 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during January 1996 was 3.72 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.11 billion pounds of young chickens, 73.0 million pounds of mature chickens, 530 million pounds of turkeys, and 11.4 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during January 1996 averaged 4.84 pounds per bird, up 4 percent from 4.67 pounds per bird a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens increased 7 percent from 4.82 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.16 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during January 1996 averaged 24.6 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from January 1995. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 1996 totaled 18.6 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.50 percent of the live weight inspected, compared with 0.38 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 68.7 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 2.05 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.89 percent a year earlier. January 1996 contained 23 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays, while January 1995 contained 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and four Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. Pou 2-1 (3-96) Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Dec 1995 : 577,239 11,995 589,234 1,692 ----- Jan 1995 : 607,437 14,479 621,916 1,645 ----- Jan 1996 : 642,457 14,140 656,597 1,705 ----- : Jan-Jan 1995 : 607,437 14,479 621,916 1,645 ----- Jan-Jan 1996 : 642,457 14,140 656,597 1,705 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Dec 1995 : 2,771,680 59,766 2,831,446 11,422 547 Jan 1995 : 2,837,954 69,770 2,907,724 11,056 364 Jan 1996 : 3,109,407 73,016 3,182,423 11,429 632 : Jan-Jan 1995 : 2,837,954 69,770 2,907,724 11,056 364 Jan-Jan 1996 : 3,109,407 73,016 3,182,423 11,429 632 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Dec 1995 : 4.80 4.98 4.81 6.75 ----- Jan 1995 : 4.67 4.82 4.68 6.72 ----- Jan 1996 : 4.84 5.16 4.85 6.70 ----- : Jan-Jan 1995 : 4.67 4.82 4.68 6.72 ----- Jan-Jan 1996 : 4.84 5.16 4.85 6.70 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, January 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Dec 1995 : 17 21,143 117 21,277 ----- Jan 1995 : --- 20,404 159 20,563 ----- Jan 1996 : --- 21,384 173 21,557 ----- : Jan-Jan 1995 : --- 20,404 159 20,563 ----- Jan-Jan 1996 : --- 21,384 173 21,557 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Dec 1995 : 140 500,256 3,019 503,415 3,346,830 Jan 1995 : --- 489,788 3,684 493,472 3,412,617 Jan 1996 : --- 525,102 4,419 529,521 3,724,004 : Jan-Jan 1995 : --- 489,788 3,684 493,472 3,412,617 Jan-Jan 1996 : --- 525,102 4,419 529,521 3,724,004 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Dec 1995 : 8.15 23.66 25.89 23.66 ----- Jan 1995 : --- 24.00 23.13 24.00 ----- Jan 1996 : --- 24.56 25.57 24.56 ----- : Jan-Jan 1995 : --- 24.00 23.13 24.00 ----- Jan-Jan 1996 : --- 24.56 25.57 24.56 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: January 1995: 4,570, January 1996: 5,684. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: January 1995: 49, January 1996: 49. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Dec 1995 : Chilled : 1,831,199 34,846 1,866,045 3,163 140 Frozen : 187,256 1,453 188,710 5,032 232 : Total : 2,018,455 36,299 2,054,754 8,196 372 : Jan 1995 : Chilled : 1,885,776 40,125 1,925,902 2,683 58 Frozen : 173,650 2,187 175,836 5,232 168 : Total : 2,059,426 42,312 2,101,738 7,915 226 : Jan 1996 : Chilled : 2,080,175 42,277 2,122,452 2,982 164 Frozen : 200,767 2,108 202,876 5,238 211 : Total : 2,280,942 44,386 2,325,328 8,220 375 : : Jan-Jan 1995 : Chilled : 1,885,776 40,125 1,925,902 2,683 58 Frozen : 173,650 2,187 175,836 5,232 168 : Total : 2,059,426 42,312 2,101,738 7,915 226 : Jan-Jan 1996 : Chilled : 2,080,175 42,277 2,122,452 2,982 164 Frozen : 200,767 2,108 202,876 5,238 211 : Total : 2,280,942 44,386 2,325,328 8,220 375 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, January 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Dec 1995 : Chilled : 3 203,346 1,662 205,012 2,074,359 Frozen : 86 191,101 646 191,832 385,806 : Total : 89 394,447 2,308 396,844 2,460,165 : Jan 1995 : Chilled : --- 198,325 1,767 200,093 2,128,735 Frozen : --- 187,930 1,049 188,979 370,216 : Total : --- 386,256 2,816 389,072 2,498,951 : Jan 1996 : Chilled : --- 211,044 2,309 213,352 2,338,950 Frozen : --- 201,353 1,101 202,454 410,779 : Total : --- 412,396 3,410 415,806 2,749,729 : : Jan-Jan 1995 : Chilled : --- 198,325 1,767 200,093 2,128,735 Frozen : --- 187,930 1,049 188,979 370,216 : Total : --- 386,256 2,816 389,072 2,498,951 : Jan-Jan 1996 : Chilled : --- 211,044 2,309 213,352 2,338,950 Frozen : --- 201,353 1,101 202,454 410,779 : Total : --- 412,396 3,410 415,806 2,749,729 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 1996 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Dec 1995 : 10,123 841 10,964 9 1 Jan 1995 : 10,580 1,121 11,701 13 2 Jan 1996 : 15,602 1,104 16,707 8 5 : Jan-Jan 1995 : 10,580 1,121 11,701 13 2 Jan-Jan 1996 : 15,602 1,104 16,707 8 5 : Percent 2/ : : Jan 1995 : 0.37 1.61 0.40 0.12 0.51 Jan 1996 : 0.50 1.51 0.52 0.07 0.83 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Dec 1995 : 43,119 3,390 46,509 172 6 Jan 1995 : 44,685 3,347 48,032 186 6 Jan 1996 : 52,359 4,043 56,402 159 12 : Jan-Jan 1995 : 44,685 3,347 48,032 186 6 Jan-Jan 1996 : 52,359 4,043 56,402 159 12 : Percent 3/ : : Jan 1995 : 1.75 5.33 1.84 1.87 1.91 Jan 1996 : 1.87 6.15 1.97 1.55 2.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, January 1996 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Dec 1995 : 1 1,340 44 1,386 12,361 Jan 1995 : --- 1,201 17 1,218 12,934 Jan 1996 : --- 1,840 56 1,896 18,617 : Jan-Jan 1995 : --- 1,201 17 1,218 12,934 Jan-Jan 1996 : --- 1,840 56 1,896 18,617 : Percent 2/ : : Jan 1995 : --- 0.25 0.46 0.25 0.38 Jan 1996 : --- 0.35 1.27 0.36 0.50 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Dec 1995 : 29 9,714 188 9,931 56,618 Jan 1995 : --- 9,733 245 9,977 58,202 Jan 1996 : --- 11,909 229 12,139 68,712 : Jan-Jan 1995 : --- 9,733 245 9,977 58,202 Jan-Jan 1996 : --- 11,909 229 12,139 68,712 : Percent 3/ : : Jan 1995 : --- 2.21 7.38 2.25 1.89 Jan 1996 : --- 2.52 5.77 2.55 2.05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 75,212 73,396 349,667 361,118 4.65 4.92 AR : 89,763 98,972 407,647 468,673 4.54 4.74 CA : 19,557 22,807 96,965 116,011 4.96 5.09 DE : 23,495 23,889 125,518 134,121 5.34 5.61 FL : 12,121 12,353 53,634 55,963 4.42 4.53 GA : 81,872 91,371 393,489 443,631 4.81 4.86 LA : 13,807 12,771 63,788 59,807 4.62 4.68 MD : 16,843 17,001 75,285 81,200 4.47 4.78 MS : 51,642 51,525 239,046 245,039 4.63 4.76 MO : 18,871 25,834 79,649 111,059 4.22 4.30 NC : 54,351 56,308 278,640 301,319 5.13 5.35 PA : 7,834 8,415 38,808 44,453 4.95 5.28 SC : 19,823 18,646 80,862 82,717 4.08 4.44 TN : 13,569 14,331 59,761 66,375 4.40 4.63 TX : 35,943 39,980 160,672 183,376 4.47 4.59 VA : 30,519 30,746 139,392 149,150 4.57 4.85 WA : 3,207 2,987 15,082 14,666 4.70 4.91 : US : 607,437 642,457 2,837,954 3,109,407 4.67 4.84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, January 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 252,534 275,650 6,614 8,049 2.10 2.48 AR : 288,004 335,800 5,750 6,734 1.57 1.60 CA : 70,442 86,225 2,265 2,313 2.60 2.21 DE : 90,004 97,110 2,591 3,039 2.29 2.52 FL : 38,596 41,895 616 658 1.28 1.31 GA : 289,220 327,922 5,979 6,999 1.69 1.75 LA : 45,486 44,857 939 986 1.64 1.83 MD : 52,276 57,706 1,317 1,453 1.94 1.99 MS : 181,095 182,431 3,411 3,136 1.59 1.42 MO : 57,637 80,163 1,087 1,947 1.52 1.95 NC : 207,816 224,034 4,135 4,652 1.65 1.72 PA : 27,209 31,364 992 1,278 2.84 3.19 SC : 58,799 62,544 1,050 1,570 1.44 2.11 TN : 42,198 46,986 581 751 1.08 1.26 TX : 120,244 139,339 2,071 2,425 1.43 1.47 VA : 99,590 102,004 1,775 2,335 1.41 1.74 WA : 11,198 10,983 344 382 2.54 2.89 : US : 2,059,426 2,280,942 44,685 52,359 1.75 1.87 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 19,797 270,574 274,551 5,845 20,795 AR : --- 9,449 390,185 262,100 8,984 27,453 CA : --- --- 135,556 16,686 1,149 18,890 DE : --- 37,963 147,996 122,732 --- --- FL : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- 7,157 208,528 322,901 1,680 19,710 LA : --- 889 46,899 38,454 --- 4,461 MD : --- 28,117 100,978 61,225 --- 9,162 MS : --- 5,063 134,865 82,884 1,878 23,254 MO : --- 7,107 114,547 63,540 2,743 2,462 NC : --- 19,475 166,272 133,694 134 47,168 PA : --- 5,493 52,055 65,551 575 2,892 SC : --- 2,351 43,714 103,200 --- 6,275 TN : --- --- 58,361 21,735 --- 2,913 TX : --- 1,500 135,285 58,268 555 2,757 VA : --- --- 100,948 112,945 203 --- WA : --- 2,759 23,318 --- --- 1,400 : US : --- 188,630 2,406,993 1,809,432 45,528 251,485 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 14,801 50,908 83,151 10,243 253,827 1,004,492 AR : 17,424 43,148 88,384 4,297 142,112 993,536 CA : 1,114 11,101 5,013 726 63,232 253,467 DE : 5,586 12,063 17,835 1,736 37,531 383,442 FL : 1,222 4,587 8,411 --- 30,501 44,721 GA : 18,628 48,425 84,821 15,431 218,592 945,873 LA : 1,851 4,341 16,100 --- 26,135 139,130 MD : 1,782 5,054 --- 694 27,187 234,199 MS : 6,701 19,410 32,675 3,401 194,688 504,819 MO : 3,067 14,293 18,733 473 69,028 295,993 NC : 8,449 38,161 57,812 3,837 201,037 676,039 PA : 2,656 2,828 --- --- --- 132,050 SC : 3,604 22,421 18,766 858 63,168 264,357 TN : 2,546 8,113 --- --- 33,295 126,963 TX : 1,437 9,482 14,569 561 5,152 229,566 VA : 4,034 8,029 26,265 1,566 89,188 343,178 WA : 503 1,008 716 --- 17,599 47,303 : US : 106,629 328,844 585,532 49,999 1,602,031 7,375,103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, January 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 14,479 14,140 69,770 73,016 4.82 5.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, January 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 42,312 44,386 3,347 4,043 5.33 6.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 4,647 282,330 13,903 937 130,816 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 30,689 54,681 176,757 1,985 44,320 741,065 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, January 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,162 2,177 46,359 44,919 21.44 20.64 CA : 1,377 1,560 29,732 35,408 21.59 22.70 IA : 938 971 29,481 30,068 31.44 30.97 MN : 2,294 2,649 50,036 59,492 21.81 22.46 MO : 1,623 1,863 40,590 46,391 25.02 24.90 NC : 4,090 3,907 95,614 97,269 23.38 24.89 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 2,871 2,937 53,956 55,244 18.80 18.81 : US : 20,404 21,384 489,788 525,102 24.00 24.56 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, January 1995-96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 37,519 36,502 983 937 2.36 2.32 CA : 23,989 27,485 363 448 1.36 1.41 IA : 23,325 23,458 812 1,082 3.06 4.00 MN : 39,706 46,798 973 1,806 2.16 3.37 MO : 31,784 36,123 1,192 1,270 3.26 3.04 NC : 75,205 77,097 1,825 1,790 2.12 2.05 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 42,726 42,786 908 827 1.87 1.66 : US : 386,256 412,396 9,732 11,909 2.21 2.52 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, January 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 9,323 855 --- --- CA : --- --- 6,380 54 --- --- IA : --- --- --- --- --- --- MN : --- --- 18,334 6,898 2,150 --- MO : --- --- --- --- --- --- NC : --- 83 9,452 1,162 --- --- PA : --- --- --- 1,024 --- --- VA : --- --- --- 717 --- --- : US : --- 129 113,103 38,012 9,821 268 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 1,153 --- 653 11,984 CA : --- 343 --- --- --- 6,777 IA : --- --- --- --- 173 173 MN : 212 1,876 1,971 168 1,880 33,489 MO : 112 660 1,798 377 --- 2,947 NC : --- 3,329 1,404 78 2,231 17,739 PA : 72 --- --- --- 183 1,279 VA : 50 1,149 --- 214 863 2,993 : US : 1,310 10,053 10,935 2,003 9,948 195,582 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, January 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 4,241 232 --- 33 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 10 166 226 72 638 5,618 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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., January 1995-1996............................. 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., January 1995-1996............................. 12 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., January 1995-1996............................. 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., January 1995-1996................................................. 15 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., January 1996...................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., January 1996............................................. 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., January 1996................................. 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 16 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., January 1995-1996............................. 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., January 1995-1996............................. 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., January 1995-1996............................. 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., January 1995-1996................ 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., January 1995-1996............................. 14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., January 1995-1996............................. 13 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on April 4, 1996. 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