Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released November 4, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call Jim Brewster at (202) 720-8784, offi Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 5 Percent Poultry Certified Wholesome during September (ready-to-cook weight), totaled 2.75 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the amount certified in September 1996. Updated totals for August 1997 show that 2.77 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total Live Weight of Poultry Inspected during September 1997 was 3.73 billion pounds. Inspections included 3.06 billion pounds of young chickens, 66.1 million pounds of mature chickens, 585 million pounds of turkeys, and 12.0 million pounds of ducks. Young chickens slaughtered during September 1997 averaged 4.81 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from the average live weight a year ago. The average live weight of mature chickens was down 1 percent from 5.39 pounds per bird the previous year to 5.34 pounds. Turkeys slaughtered during September 1997 averaged 23.1 pounds per bird, down one percent from September 1996. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 1997 totaled 13.0 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.35 percent of the live weight inspected, unchanged from a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 60.5 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.81 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.83 percent a year earlier. September 1997 contained 22 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays, while September 1996 contained 21 (including one holiday) weekdays and four Saturdays. Each weekday represents approximately 5 percent of the month's total. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 1997 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature 2/ : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Aug 1997 : 651,630 12,586 664,216 1,881 ----- Sep 1996 : 606,694 12,556 619,250 1,759 ----- Sep 1997 : 635,584 12,366 647,950 1,816 ----- : Jan-Sep 1996 : 5,692,011 117,154 5,809,165 15,056 ----- Jan-Sep 1997 : 5,803,543 127,485 5,931,029 16,228 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Aug 1997 : 3,044,339 64,342 3,108,681 12,338 5,495 Sep 1996 : 2,895,500 67,614 2,963,114 11,513 1,983 Sep 1997 : 3,060,026 66,085 3,126,111 12,040 2,354 : Jan-Sep 1996 : 27,097,219 615,463 27,712,682 100,195 8,103 Jan-Sep 1997 : 27,826,435 636,954 28,463,389 108,089 16,349 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Aug 1997 : 4.67 5.11 4.68 6.56 ----- Sep 1996 : 4.77 5.39 4.79 6.54 ----- Sep 1997 : 4.81 5.34 4.82 6.63 ----- : Jan-Sep 1996 : 4.76 5.25 4.77 6.65 ----- Jan-Sep 1997 : 4.79 5.00 4.80 6.66 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September 1997 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young 3/ : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Head Number Inspected : : Aug 1997 : --- 24,727 172 24,899 ----- Sep 1996 : 13 24,068 185 24,267 ----- Sep 1997 : --- 25,109 262 25,370 ----- : Jan-Sep 1996 : 153 215,688 1,509 217,350 ----- Jan-Sep 1997 : 66 213,305 1,312 214,683 ----- : : 1,000 Pounds Live Weight : : Aug 1997 : --- 575,390 4,306 579,696 3,706,210 Sep 1996 : 85 560,370 4,561 565,016 3,541,627 Sep 1997 : --- 579,017 6,356 585,373 3,725,878 : Jan-Sep 1996 : 1,327 5,112,282 39,344 5,152,953 32,973,933 Jan-Sep 1997 : 640 5,100,689 33,628 5,134,957 33,722,785 : : Pounds Average Live Weight : : Aug 1997 : --- 23.27 25.03 23.28 ----- Sep 1996 : 6.35 23.28 24.60 23.28 ----- Sep 1997 : --- 23.06 24.28 23.07 ----- : Jan-Sep 1996 : 8.68 23.70 26.07 23.71 ----- Jan-Sep 1997 : 9.69 23.91 25.64 23.92 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1996: 5,755, September 1997: 5,384. 3/ Of the Young Turkeys inspected, the number reported in thousands as young breeders was: September 1996: 128, September 1997: 92. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 1997 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :---------------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Aug 1997 : Chilled : 2,056,061 35,328 2,091,389 2,996 2,579 Frozen : 204,694 2,429 207,124 5,764 1,139 : Total : 2,260,755 37,758 2,298,513 8,761 3,718 : Sep 1996 : Chilled : 1,937,749 40,097 1,977,847 2,807 303 Frozen : 179,233 1,202 180,435 5,437 829 : Total : 2,116,982 41,299 2,158,281 8,244 1,132 : Sep 1997 : Chilled : 2,039,773 37,808 2,077,580 2,747 795 Frozen : 200,971 2,658 203,630 5,815 611 : Total : 2,240,744 40,466 2,281,210 8,562 1,406 : : Jan-Sep 1996 : Chilled : 18,162,078 356,254 18,518,332 25,910 1,853 Frozen : 1,646,910 17,832 1,664,742 46,375 2,754 : Total : 19,808,988 374,086 20,183,074 72,285 4,606 : Jan-Sep 1997 : Chilled : 18,567,567 364,739 18,932,306 27,255 6,237 Frozen : 1,813,841 19,703 1,833,545 49,846 3,566 : Total : 20,381,408 384,442 20,765,850 77,102 9,804 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September 1997 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Aug 1997 : Chilled : --- 208,112 1,254 209,365 2,306,330 Frozen : --- 244,928 1,983 246,912 460,939 : Total : --- 453,040 3,237 456,277 2,767,269 : Sep 1996 : Chilled : --- 202,032 2,232 204,264 2,185,220 Frozen : 59 238,897 1,225 240,181 426,882 : Total : 59 440,928 3,457 444,445 2,612,102 : Sep 1997 : Chilled : --- 209,277 2,933 212,210 2,293,333 Frozen : --- 247,682 1,951 249,633 459,689 : Total : --- 456,959 4,884 461,843 2,753,022 : : Jan-Sep 1996 : Chilled : 3 1,910,354 20,626 1,930,983 20,477,077 Frozen : 1,014 2,121,781 9,024 2,131,818 3,845,689 : Total : 1,017 4,032,135 29,649 4,062,801 24,322,766 : Jan-Sep 1997 : Chilled : 73 1,922,699 17,232 1,940,004 20,905,802 Frozen : 395 2,100,914 8,261 2,109,571 3,996,528 : Total : 469 4,023,613 25,493 4,049,575 24,902,331 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Totals may not add due to rounding. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 1997 with Comparisons 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Chickens : : Other :------------------------------------: Ducks : Poultry : Young : Mature : Total : : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Aug 1997 : 12,246 1,208 13,455 16 13 Sep 1996 : 9,328 934 10,262 10 15 Sep 1997 : 10,608 1,024 11,632 18 6 : Jan-Sep 1996 : 104,953 10,175 115,128 101 49 Jan-Sep 1997 : 98,743 11,152 109,896 109 59 : Percent 2/ : : Sep 1996 : 0.32 1.38 0.35 0.09 0.78 Sep 1997 : 0.35 1.55 0.37 0.15 0.26 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Aug 1997 : 45,393 4,908 50,301 214 40 Sep 1996 : 42,850 4,155 47,005 206 20 Sep 1997 : 44,843 3,946 48,790 213 23 : Jan-Sep 1996 : 419,832 35,417 455,248 1,563 88 Jan-Sep 1997 : 430,400 39,986 470,386 2,165 145 : Percent 3/ : : Sep 1996 : 1.64 6.83 1.76 1.99 1.12 Sep 1997 : 1.63 6.64 1.73 1.97 1.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. -- continued Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September 1997 with Comparisons 1/ (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Turkeys : :--------------------------------------------: Total : Fryer- : : : Total : Poultry : Roasters : Young : Old : Turkeys : :------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds Ante-Mortem : (Live Weight) : : Aug 1997 : --- 1,608 21 1,629 15,112 Sep 1996 : 1 1,965 35 2,001 12,288 Sep 1997 : --- 1,365 25 1,390 13,047 : Jan-Sep 1996 : 6 15,727 400 16,133 131,410 Jan-Sep 1997 : 1 16,052 251 16,304 126,368 : Percent 2/ : : Sep 1996 : 1.56 0.35 0.77 0.35 0.35 Sep 1997 : --- 0.24 0.39 0.24 0.35 : : 1,000 Pounds Post-Mortem : (N.Y. Dressed Weight) : : Aug 1997 : --- 11,765 249 12,014 62,569 Sep 1996 : 6 10,887 272 11,166 58,397 Sep 1997 : --- 11,198 305 11,503 60,528 : Jan-Sep 1996 : 24 99,517 2,475 102,016 558,916 Jan-Sep 1997 : 19 102,297 1,969 104,285 576,980 : Percent 3/ : : Sep 1996 : 7.98 2.16 6.63 2.20 1.83 Sep 1997 : --- 2.15 5.33 2.18 1.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 69,419 73,089 328,055 352,932 4.73 4.83 AR : 90,872 97,740 428,594 471,671 4.72 4.83 CA : 18,704 19,071 91,547 96,795 4.89 5.08 DE : 22,391 22,659 124,079 128,654 5.54 5.68 FL : 10,526 11,003 46,962 49,645 4.46 4.51 GA : 87,708 91,130 434,991 443,699 4.96 4.87 LA : 12,725 13,572 58,982 59,056 4.64 4.35 MD : 16,619 17,952 80,201 86,389 4.83 4.81 MS : 53,676 57,832 245,703 261,935 4.58 4.53 MO : 27,118 27,811 118,325 119,484 4.36 4.30 NC : 50,806 50,074 269,328 280,077 5.30 5.59 PA : 8,292 9,468 42,011 48,651 5.07 5.14 SC : 19,405 16,110 87,518 74,746 4.51 4.64 TN : 13,529 14,296 60,334 64,862 4.46 4.54 TX : 36,364 40,792 162,337 186,151 4.46 4.56 VA : 27,822 29,424 127,589 141,584 4.59 4.81 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 606,694 635,584 2,895,500 3,060,026 4.77 4.81 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AL : 240,727 262,504 6,438 7,967 2.18 2.51 AR : 309,872 337,483 5,600 5,730 1.45 1.35 CA : 66,678 70,772 1,275 1,420 1.55 1.63 DE : 89,389 92,978 1,829 1,785 1.64 1.54 FL : 34,878 37,104 708 1,237 1.68 2.77 GA : 322,948 329,240 7,246 5,240 1.85 1.31 LA : 43,010 42,602 985 1,242 1.86 2.34 MD : 56,256 62,139 1,008 1,097 1.40 1.41 MS : 184,430 199,246 2,061 2,903 0.93 1.23 MO : 86,233 87,206 1,678 1,329 1.58 1.24 NC : 199,185 202,904 4,248 4,672 1.75 1.85 PA : 29,236 34,143 995 1,149 2.63 2.62 SC : 63,092 54,437 1,492 1,409 1.89 2.09 TN : 43,880 46,999 670 581 1.23 0.99 TX : 122,782 141,725 1,970 2,758 1.35 1.65 VA : 88,986 98,105 1,315 1,578 1.14 1.24 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 2,116,982 2,240,744 42,850 44,843 1.64 1.63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : --- 1,829 198,435 226,166 4,757 8,648 AR : --- 4,372 285,729 105,738 8,989 10,013 CA : --- --- --- 6,241 1,167 5,568 DE : --- --- 104,525 50,466 806 --- FL : --- 770 --- --- --- --- GA : --- 4,116 140,507 142,599 4,696 11,318 LA : --- --- --- 13,625 --- 1,919 MD : --- 7,678 84,452 18,415 --- 7,176 MS : --- 2,547 109,013 53,461 3,298 7,639 MO : --- 4,718 74,498 17,071 1,822 1,537 NC : --- 5,620 147,320 60,234 532 38,866 PA : --- --- 31,305 18,115 515 --- SC : --- 1,805 21,914 --- 79 1,884 TN : --- --- 51,664 --- --- --- TX : --- --- 113,731 28,553 --- 1,906 VA : --- 2,599 71,075 23,719 290 --- WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 62,148 1,753,574 907,469 43,183 138,314 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 14,021 38,439 63,409 10,725 377,811 944,240 AR : 14,838 30,850 69,012 5,302 125,822 660,665 CA : 595 5,922 3,163 937 42,885 66,478 DE : 3,486 9,140 16,054 1,700 30,130 216,307 FL : 2,168 2,796 7,997 1,257 --- 14,988 GA : 14,623 39,754 44,002 15,415 199,223 616,253 LA : 3,287 --- --- --- --- 18,831 MD : 1,864 9,481 --- 1,394 14,016 144,476 MS : 7,685 19,603 28,075 3,233 169,053 403,607 MO : 2,296 8,211 19,828 --- 34,757 164,738 NC : 9,199 25,669 65,345 6,904 188,145 547,834 PA : 2,715 3,107 --- --- 34,368 90,125 SC : 2,809 --- 19,499 --- 59,754 107,744 TN : 2,709 4,884 14,557 842 22,449 97,105 TX : --- 17,533 16,697 1,636 15,692 195,748 VA : 3,269 10,144 30,354 2,932 90,184 234,566 WA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 905,498 262,181 492,814 59,106 1,615,328 6,239,615 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 12,556 12,366 67,614 66,085 5.39 5.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Mature Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : CA : --- --- --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 41,299 40,466 4,155 3,946 6.83 6.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- 26 --- --- --- --- GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : --- 3,459 193,147 89,378 541 110,717 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : CA : --- --- --- --- --- 26 GA : --- --- --- --- --- --- : US : 25,591 69,161 182,043 4,727 41,053 719,817 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and United States, September 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Average : Number : Live Weight : Live Weight State : Inspected : Inspected : Inspected 1/ :-----------------------:---------------------------:------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AR : 2,155 2,415 39,763 40,098 18.46 16.60 CA : 1,805 1,688 40,127 38,704 22.23 22.92 IA : 1,241 1,298 32,453 33,138 26.14 25.52 MN : 3,986 4,226 86,200 91,027 21.62 21.54 MO : 1,994 2,271 52,111 58,893 26.13 25.93 NC : 3,521 3,436 83,641 82,869 23.76 24.12 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 3,167 2,981 59,406 55,466 18.76 18.61 : US : 24,068 25,109 560,370 579,017 23.28 23.06 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Average weight based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and United States, September 1996-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations : Total :----------------------------------------- State : Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :-----------------------------:----------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ 1,000 Pounds ------------------ -- Percent -- : AR : 32,503 33,399 613 515 1.71 1.43 CA : 30,969 30,950 614 507 1.70 1.46 IA : 25,341 25,688 693 640 2.37 2.15 MN : 68,139 71,674 2,053 2,522 2.65 3.08 MO : 40,680 47,657 1,518 1,325 3.24 2.50 NC : 65,262 64,767 1,551 1,396 2.06 1.87 PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : 46,483 41,575 920 731 1.72 1.46 : US : 440,928 456,959 10,887 11,198 2.16 2.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Percentages based on unrounded data. Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, Selected States and United States, September 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- 5,871 --- --- --- CA : --- 9 6,982 321 --- --- IA : --- --- --- 2,300 --- 8 MN : --- --- 20,244 2,823 1,989 --- MO : --- --- 17,786 5,403 229 --- NC : --- --- 4,896 --- --- --- PA : --- --- --- --- --- --- VA : --- --- 4,187 340 --- --- : US : --- 378 96,334 18,507 7,792 149 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AR : --- --- --- --- 1,022 6,893 CA : --- --- --- --- --- 7,312 IA : 53 --- 560 --- --- 2,921 MN : 255 1,435 1,674 --- 3,153 31,573 MO : 83 --- 514 --- 1,858 25,873 NC : 75 1,760 --- --- 1,035 7,766 PA : --- --- --- --- 389 389 VA : --- 736 225 --- 2,092 7,580 : US : 929 7,254 8,666 1,984 14,535 156,528 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Turkeys (Breeders) Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, United States, September 1997 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis : Septicemia : culitis : Synovitis : Tumors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : --- --- 3,440 727 --- 57 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination : Overscald : Other : Total :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : US : 23 288 84 13 1,179 5,811 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Primary data for commercial poultry slaughter estimates are obtained from the Poultry Inspection Form (FSIS 6000-21) completed by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA. This form provides actual counts of birds slaughtered in Federally Inspected (FI) plants. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The FSIS 6000-21 forms collect number of head slaughtered daily under FI by species and class as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights. Approximately 350 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection. Annual totals of poultry slaughtered under State-administered Non-Federal Inspection (NFI) are published in the April release. Revision Policy: Revisions are generally the result of late reports received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 1 percent of the preliminary totals. Revisions for the previous month and year-to-date totals are published in each monthly release. Final data are published in the annual summary released in April and reflect any late reports or corrections which occurred after the monthly revision were published. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit forms (FSIS 6000-21) weekly summarizing the plant's activity. When inconsistencies in the data are detected, the reports are returned to the inspectors for correction. Inspectors correct or validate the report and resubmit it. The reports cover weekly activities through Saturday night and reported data are allocated to the appropriate month as it enters the database. A NASS computer program provides a review of current data with historical data for each plant. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. The program also generates a missing reports listing for a telephone follow-up. Data are summarized weekly and accumulated to a monthly total for this release. Major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are accounted for each week. Estimates for missing weeks are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on either the previous week's information or a week determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there will continue to be a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it is expected to have only a minimal impact on the final totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Generally, no State data are published if less than three plants operate for a species in a State, or if one plant has 60 percent or more of the total head for that species. These data are included in the U.S. totals. Definitions Used To Report Federally Inspected Slaughter Ante-Mortem Condemnations - Birds condemned prior to their entry into the slaughter plant. Certified Ready-to-Cook - The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Ducks - Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Fryer-Roaster Turkeys - Young immature birds, usually under 16 weeks of age. Mature Chickens - Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. New York Dressed Weight - Carcass weight after only feathers and blood are removed. This weight is approximately 90% of live weight. Old Turkeys (Breeders) - Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Other Poultry - Includes all other ready-to-cook products which bear the U.S.D.A. Inspected for Wholesomeness legend. Post-Mortem Condemnations - Carcasses or parts condemned by the inspector because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Young Chickens - Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys (Mature) - Young birds grown to a matured market age, about 5 months. Index Page Definitions.............................................................. 16 Mature Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, U.S., September 1996-1997............................................... 11 Mature Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., September 1996-1997........................... 11 Mature Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, U.S., September 1996-1997............................................... 11 Old Turkeys (Breeders) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, U.S., September 1996-1997............................................... 14 Poultry Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified (RTC) by Type, U.S., September 1997.................................................... 4 Poultry Slaughter Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, U.S., September 1997........................................... 6 Poultry Slaughter Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, U.S., September 1997............................... 2 Reliability Statement.................................................... 15 Young Chickens Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., September 1996-1997........................... 8 Young Chickens Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., September 1996-1997........................... 10 Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., September 1996-1997........................... 9 Young Turkeys (Mature) Number Inspected, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, Selected States and U.S., September 1996-1997.............. 12 Young Turkeys (Mature) Post-Mortem Condemnations by Cause, Selected States and U.S., September 1996-1997........................... 13 Young Turkeys (Mature) Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, Selected States and U.S., September 1996-1997........................... 12 The next "Poultry Slaughter" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on December 3, The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in i color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and m disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program informat etc.) should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). 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