Pou 2-1 (5-05) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released May 31, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Poultry Slaughter call John Lange at 202-720-0585, office hours 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Up 1 Percent Poultry certified wholesome during April 2005 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.35 billion pounds, up 1 percent from the amount certified in April 2004. Updated totals for March 2005 show that 3.55 billion pounds were certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during April 2005 was 4.48 billion pounds, up 1 percent from 4.46 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.83 billion pounds, up 1 percent from April 2004, and mature chickens at 71.5 million pounds, were up 5 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 560 million pounds, down 1 percent, and ducks totaled 14.7 million pounds, up 2 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during April 2005 averaged 5.37 pounds per bird, up 3 percent from April 2004. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.49 pounds per bird, down 3 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during April 2005 averaged 28.9 pounds per bird, up 5 percent from April 2004. Ante-mortem condemnations during April 2005 totaled 14.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.32 percent of the live weight inspected, compared to 0.44 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 46.6 million pounds (N.Y. dressed weight), were 1.16 percent of quantities inspected, compared with 1.27 percent a year earlier. April 2005 contained 21 weekdays and five Saturdays. April 2004 contained 22 weekdays and four Saturdays. Special Note Poultry slaughter data from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is now received on a shift basis rather than as weekly totals. The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) developed new edit and summarization programs to analyze the data. Data entry errors or omitted data that could not be detected before can now be corrected. Numbers in this report will vary slightly from those published earlier this year. Generally, the current year head counts are lower, and the live weights are higher. Condemnations are lower, and the "other" and total disease categories are higher. Data prior to January 1, 2005 are not affected. Contents Page Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, April 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, April 2005. . . . . . . . 9 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2005. . . . . . . . . . .10 Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2005. . . . . . . . . . .12 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, April 2005. . . . .14 Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, April 2005. .14 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, March 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, April 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Reliability Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------- Commodity : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Apr : Mar : : : : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ----------- Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 727,563 768,060 714,619 98 93 Mature : 12,076 13,359 13,012 108 97 Light : 6,131 7,264 7,103 116 98 Heavy : 5,945 6,095 5,909 99 97 Total : 739,639 781,419 727,631 98 93 : Turkeys : Young : 20,465 20,018 19,233 94 96 Old : 208 179 171 82 96 Total : 20,673 20,197 19,404 94 96 : Ducks : 2,169 2,416 2,173 100 90 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 3,805,481 4,077,292 3,834,149 101 94 Mature : 68,267 73,719 71,454 105 97 Light : 20,566 24,112 23,545 114 98 Heavy : 47,701 49,607 47,909 100 97 Total : 3,873,748 4,151,011 3,905,603 101 94 : Turkeys : Young : 561,849 581,235 555,900 99 96 Old : 5,454 4,799 4,358 80 91 Total : 567,303 586,034 560,258 99 96 : Ducks : 14,393 16,378 14,650 102 89 Other Poultry : 347 364 322 93 88 : Total Poultry : 4,455,791 4,753,787 4,480,833 101 94 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.23 5.31 5.37 103 101 Mature : 5.65 5.52 5.49 97 99 Light : 3.35 3.32 3.31 99 100 Heavy : 8.02 8.14 8.11 101 100 Total : 5.24 5.31 5.37 102 101 : Turkeys : Young : 27.45 29.04 28.91 105 100 Old : 26.21 26.85 25.44 97 95 Total : 27.44 29.02 28.88 105 100 : Ducks : 6.64 6.78 6.74 102 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, April 2005 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Head ------------ Percent : Number Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 2,755,154 2,859,926 2,871,821 104 100 Mature : 53,083 45,343 48,411 91 107 Light : 30,337 23,366 25,763 85 110 Heavy : 22,746 21,977 22,648 100 103 Total : 2,808,237 2,905,269 2,920,232 104 101 : Turkeys : Young : 84,743 80,525 75,747 89 94 Old : 857 751 711 83 95 Total : 85,600 81,276 76,458 89 94 : Ducks : 8,124 8,499 8,907 110 105 : : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ----------- Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 14,247,470 14,932,436 15,341,860 108 103 Mature : 281,728 253,644 269,242 96 106 Light : 102,825 78,508 85,432 83 109 Heavy : 178,903 175,136 183,810 103 105 Total : 14,529,198 15,186,080 15,611,102 107 103 : Turkeys : Young : 2,328,844 2,213,755 2,211,828 95 100 Old : 23,368 20,382 19,228 82 94 Total : 2,352,212 2,234,137 2,231,056 95 100 : Ducks : 53,621 56,963 60,224 112 106 Other Poultry : 3,297 1,180 1,335 40 113 : Total Poultry : 16,938,328 17,478,360 17,903,717 106 102 : : : ------------ Pounds ----------- Percent : Average Live Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.17 5.22 5.34 103 102 Mature : 5.31 5.59 5.56 105 99 Light : 3.39 3.36 3.32 98 99 Heavy : 7.87 7.97 8.12 103 102 Total : 5.17 5.23 5.35 103 102 : Turkeys : Young : 27.48 27.49 29.20 106 106 Old : 27.24 27.13 27.03 99 100 Total : 27.48 27.49 29.18 106 106 : Ducks : 6.60 6.70 6.76 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Percent of : Apr : Mar : Apr :--------------- Commodity : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 : Apr : Mar : : : : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ---------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 2,575,296 2,749,215 2,587,455 100 94 Mature : 41,912 44,853 43,730 104 97 Light : 10,072 12,216 12,254 122 100 Heavy : 31,840 32,637 31,476 99 96 Total : 2,617,208 2,794,068 2,631,185 101 94 : Turkeys : Young : 236,450 270,004 243,544 103 90 Old : 3,526 3,095 2,368 67 77 Total : 239,976 273,099 245,912 102 90 : Ducks : 6,626 5,949 5,167 78 87 Other Poultry : 197 198 174 88 88 : Total Poultry : 2,864,007 3,073,314 2,882,438 101 94 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 238,947 282,672 265,286 111 94 Mature : 243 349 365 150 105 Light : 43 Heavy : 200 349 365 183 105 Total : 239,190 283,021 265,651 111 94 : Turkeys : Young : 208,702 189,410 196,119 94 104 Old : 518 545 874 169 160 Total : 209,220 189,955 196,993 94 104 : Ducks : 4,437 5,745 5,349 121 93 Other Poultry : 30 26 29 97 112 : Total Poultry : 452,877 478,747 468,022 103 98 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 2,814,243 3,031,887 2,852,741 101 94 Mature : 42,155 45,203 44,095 105 98 Light : 10,115 12,216 12,254 121 100 Heavy : 32,040 32,987 31,841 99 97 Total : 2,856,398 3,077,090 2,896,836 101 94 : Turkeys : Young : 445,152 459,414 439,663 99 96 Old : 4,044 3,640 3,242 80 89 Total : 449,196 463,054 442,905 99 96 : Ducks : 11,063 11,694 10,516 95 90 Other Poultry : 227 224 203 89 91 : Total Poultry : 3,316,884 3,552,062 3,350,460 101 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, April 2005 1/ (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January to Date : Percent of Commodity :------------------------------------------------------ : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------- 1,000 Pounds ----------- Percent : Chilled : : Chickens : Young : 9,501,946 10,060,244 10,374,830 109 103 Mature : 165,087 157,448 164,717 100 105 Light : 48,472 39,705 44,080 91 111 Heavy : 116,615 117,743 120,637 103 102 Total : 9,667,033 10,217,692 10,539,547 109 103 : Turkeys : Young : 967,573 949,697 1,002,371 104 106 Old : 14,953 12,998 12,417 83 96 Total : 982,526 962,695 1,014,788 103 105 : Ducks : 13,181 27,109 21,944 166 81 Other Poultry : 774 658 722 93 110 : Total Poultry : 10,663,514 11,208,154 11,577,001 109 103 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 1,018,162 948,525 1,048,692 103 111 Mature : 4,313 1,351 1,329 31 98 Light : 3,484 107 5 5 Heavy : 829 1,244 1,324 160 106 Total : 1,022,475 949,876 1,050,021 103 111 : Turkeys : Young : 869,470 793,268 746,552 86 94 Old : 2,095 2,081 2,036 97 98 Total : 871,565 795,349 748,588 86 94 : Ducks : 25,115 17,163 21,163 84 123 Other Poultry : 1,238 128 106 9 83 : Total Poultry : 1,920,393 1,762,516 1,819,878 95 103 : Total Chilled and Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 10,520,108 11,008,769 11,423,522 109 104 Mature : 169,400 158,799 166,047 98 105 Light : 51,956 39,812 44,085 85 111 Heavy : 117,444 118,987 121,962 104 103 Total : 10,689,508 11,167,568 11,589,569 108 104 : Turkeys : Young : 1,837,043 1,742,965 1,748,923 95 100 Old : 17,048 15,079 14,453 85 96 Total : 1,854,091 1,758,044 1,763,376 95 100 : Ducks : 38,296 44,272 43,107 113 97 Other Poultry : 2,012 786 828 41 105 : Total Poultry : 12,583,907 12,970,670 13,396,880 106 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :16,153 13,901 11,738 73 84 61,486 52,076 85 Mature : 890 863 939 106 109 3,491 3,390 97 Light : 419 359 392 94 109 1,364 1,310 96 Heavy : 471 504 547 116 109 2,127 2,080 98 Total :17,043 14,764 12,677 74 86 64,977 55,466 85 : Turkeys : Young : 2,308 1,711 1,480 64 86 8,861 6,575 74 Old : 41 57 20 49 35 139 209 150 Total : 2,349 1,768 1,500 64 85 9,000 6,784 75 : Ducks : 30 29 27 90 93 112 116 104 Other Poultry : 1 1 100 : Total Poultry :19,422 16,561 14,204 73 86 74,090 62,367 84 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.42 0.34 0.31 74 91 0.41 0.34 83 Mature : 1.30 1.17 1.31 101 112 1.38 1.26 91 Light : 2.04 1.49 1.66 81 111 1.74 1.53 88 Heavy : 0.99 1.02 1.14 115 112 1.21 1.13 93 Total : 0.44 0.36 0.32 73 89 0.43 0.36 84 : Turkeys : Young : 0.41 0.29 0.27 66 93 0.40 0.30 75 Old : 0.75 1.19 0.46 61 39 0.68 1.09 160 Total : 0.41 0.30 0.27 66 90 0.40 0.30 75 : Ducks : 0.21 0.18 0.18 86 100 0.19 0.19 100 Other Poultry : 0.08 0.05 0.06 75 120 0.16 0.14 88 : Total Poultry : 0.44 0.35 0.32 73 91 0.42 0.35 83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, April 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Apr : Mar : Apr : Apr : Mar :---------------: of : 2004 : 2005 : 2005 :2004 :2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : N.Y. Dressed Weight: : Chickens : Young :36,940 39,113 34,278 93 88 145,256 143,623 99 Mature : 3,401 3,617 3,143 92 87 12,546 12,525 100 Light : 1,624 1,972 1,750 108 89 6,464 6,342 98 Heavy : 1,777 1,645 1,393 78 85 6,082 6,183 102 Total :40,341 42,730 37,421 93 88 157,802 156,148 99 : Turkeys : Young : 9,774 9,696 8,458 87 87 39,885 35,357 89 Old : 361 258 343 95 133 1,423 1,199 84 Total :10,135 9,954 8,801 87 88 41,308 36,556 88 : Ducks : 347 429 398 115 93 1,427 1,548 108 Other Poultry : 5 5 4 80 80 22 18 82 : Total Poultry :50,828 53,118 46,624 92 88 200,559 194,270 97 : : : Percent : Percent of Total : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.08 1.07 0.99 92 93 1.08 1.04 96 Mature : 5.54 5.45 4.89 88 90 5.50 5.17 94 Light : 8.77 9.09 8.26 94 91 9.15 8.25 90 Heavy : 4.14 3.68 3.23 78 88 3.86 3.74 97 Total : 1.16 1.14 1.06 91 93 1.15 1.11 97 : Turkeys : Young : 1.93 1.85 1.69 88 91 2.00 1.78 89 Old : 7.36 5.96 8.74 119 147 7.76 6.92 89 Total : 1.99 1.89 1.75 88 93 2.05 1.82 89 : Ducks : 2.68 2.91 3.02 113 104 2.78 2.85 103 Other Poultry : 1.80 1.61 1.47 82 91 2.18 1.56 72 : Total Poultry : 1.27 1.24 1.16 91 94 1.28 1.21 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, April 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 93,876 87,553 489,585 462,484 5.22 5.28 AR : 105,617 97,433 535,411 500,840 5.07 5.14 CA : * * * * * * DE : 24,729 24,225 157,977 157,291 6.39 6.49 FL : * * * * * * GA : 110,412 100,761 551,826 506,463 5.00 5.03 KY : 23,908 22,366 129,391 121,803 5.41 5.45 LA : 17,326 14,194 96,462 75,466 5.57 5.32 MD : 12,328 11,643 58,138 54,813 4.72 4.71 MS : 67,689 64,126 372,767 366,388 5.51 5.71 MO : 35,855 33,553 166,299 157,415 4.64 4.69 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 58,380 53,991 377,126 353,688 6.46 6.55 OH : 3,570 3,332 19,438 18,013 5.44 5.41 PA : 10,691 10,013 56,669 54,050 5.30 5.40 SC : 23,105 21,267 137,977 127,698 5.97 6.00 TN : 22,244 20,584 113,178 104,279 5.09 5.07 TX : 56,221 54,588 294,868 289,219 5.24 5.30 VA : 28,495 26,330 142,835 134,048 5.01 5.09 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 73,614 68,660 377,345 350,191 5.13 5.10 : US : 768,060 714,619 4,077,292 3,834,149 5.31 5.37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, April 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 364,689 346,687 4,942 4,156 1.12 1.00 AR : 394,733 369,427 5,568 4,915 1.16 1.09 CA : * * * * * * DE : 114,078 113,591 2,255 2,241 1.59 1.58 FL : * * * * * * GA : 411,651 377,890 3,766 3,425 0.76 0.75 KY : 94,135 89,655 1,164 996 1.00 0.91 LA : 70,281 55,444 551 431 0.63 0.63 MD : 42,172 40,264 871 719 1.66 1.46 MS : 283,592 276,564 2,600 2,804 0.78 0.85 MO : 122,001 115,947 1,516 1,263 1.01 0.89 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 287,718 269,887 3,983 3,463 1.17 1.09 OH : 14,350 13,307 247 217 1.41 1.34 PA : 40,391 38,875 872 770 1.71 1.58 SC : 102,906 95,123 692 619 0.56 0.54 TN : 82,665 76,252 1,168 1,021 1.15 1.09 TX : 225,514 222,923 4,034 2,736 1.52 1.05 VA : 106,076 94,407 1,422 1,223 1.11 1.01 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 274,935 256,498 3,462 3,279 1.02 1.04 : US : 3,031,887 2,852,741 39,113 34,278 1.07 0.99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : * 117,183 88,661 921 * AR : * 206,653 155,021 * 3,281 CA : * * * * * DE : * 111,062 63,413 46 5,969 FL : * * * * * GA : 632 84,213 49,678 169 5,180 IN : * * * * * KY : * 57,413 * 25 3,326 LA : 71 20,494 8,819 58 * MD : * * * * * MS : * 61,549 44,264 470 * MO : 1,030 104,716 24,969 * 2,013 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : * 107,442 80,085 90 * OH : * 12,965 * 34 72 PA : * 34,902 25,329 * 487 SC : * 12,971 6,593 37 * TN : 232 66,859 27,245 * 915 TX : * 120,410 * 187 1,807 VA : * 61,366 32,137 29 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 64,012 268,169 282,876 6,020 34,083 : US : 65,977 1,448,367 889,090 8,086 57,133 : Mature Birds : Light : 3,115 277,804 32,602 210 91,732 Heavy : 472 60,300 2,931 75 7,965 : US : 3,587 338,104 35,533 285 99,697 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, March 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,696 18,006 23,650 5,436 234,461 495,956 AR : 6,859 23,597 30,732 3,218 124,309 557,996 CA : * * * * * * DE : 2,522 9,536 8,134 * 44,783 278,294 FL : * * * * * * GA : 2,795 40,980 9,996 8,441 112,923 315,007 IN : * * * * * * KY : * 7,330 3,743 * * 130,798 LA : 402 4,969 3,064 * * 42,511 MD : * 10,167 * * * * MS : 1,944 11,832 7,601 292 86,961 216,800 MO : 1,311 6,779 10,568 * 69,364 221,057 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 3,016 18,051 13,672 6,841 137,682 385,299 OH : * 1,017 * 6 * 32,884 PA : 986 * 9,670 * 12,059 92,305 SC : 561 2,023 * 1,025 * 53,823 TN : 1,004 * 7,164 * * 164,982 TX : 899 6,316 12,113 3,299 60,607 360,057 VA : 1,120 9,028 5,869 * * 151,939 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 4,391 39,953 43,658 18,650 288,882 618,908 : US : 31,506 209,584 189,634 47,208 1,172,031 4,118,616 : Mature Birds : Light : 7,232 8,011 146,207 828 98,271 666,012 Heavy : 2,018 19,954 20,577 897 74,625 189,814 : US : 9,250 27,965 166,784 1,725 172,896 855,826 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis : Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis : Synovitis : Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 231 107,821 52,291 839 3,074 AR : * 184,476 78,193 * 3,165 CA : * * * * * DE : * 112,583 53,618 * * FL : * * * * * GA : 325 69,038 43,364 190 4,858 IN : * * * * * KY : 52 47,513 * 23 * LA : * 15,285 * * * MD : * 42,201 34,327 43 * MS : * 67,757 37,577 485 * MO : 1,121 81,446 17,810 194 1,930 NJ : * * * * * NY : * * * * * NC : * 93,846 56,892 74 * OH : * 12,207 * * 56 PA : 107 30,766 17,627 * 372 SC : * 13,161 6,100 14 * TN : 307 61,335 27,395 * 700 TX : * 92,225 57,794 74 1,863 VA : * 53,241 23,247 52 * WA : * * * * * : Oth Sts : 60,406 204,302 85,153 5,826 32,785 : US : 62,549 1,289,203 591,388 7,814 48,803 : Mature Birds : Light : 2,578 255,263 34,924 177 91,017 Heavy : 421 55,952 2,232 165 6,632 : US : 2,999 311,215 37,156 342 97,649 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, April 2005 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number of Head : Young Birds : AL : 3,465 14,393 19,267 5,686 190,856 397,923 AR : 5,492 20,831 25,442 1,967 107,379 431,058 CA : * * * * * * DE : 2,412 10,646 8,115 2,557 46,828 275,512 FL : * * * * * * GA : 2,442 36,546 8,549 4,996 103,134 273,442 IN : * * * * * * KY : * 6,561 3,005 803 * 109,684 LA : 205 3,692 * * * 32,092 MD : * 9,127 * * * * MS : 1,968 10,553 7,065 531 89,053 216,623 MO : 1,234 5,989 10,418 248 53,461 173,851 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 2,264 17,050 11,809 3,627 106,453 305,425 OH : 76 * * * * 25,931 PA : 857 * 7,571 * 9,842 73,633 SC : 416 1,887 1,902 * * 52,511 TN : 985 11,557 6,622 563 * 135,497 TX : 861 6,220 8,546 * 38,223 207,658 VA : 1,023 6,690 5,010 * * 121,993 WA : * * * * * * : Oth Sts : 3,669 23,983 38,974 14,080 228,787 551,387 : US : 27,369 185,725 162,295 35,058 974,016 3,384,220 : Mature Birds : Light : 7,178 8,034 149,583 509 68,215 617,478 Heavy : 1,399 11,436 13,884 715 61,025 153,861 : US : 8,577 19,470 163,467 1,224 129,240 771,339 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add across to the total for "Other States". Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, April 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 2,907 2,716 56,837 50,746 19.55 18.69 MN : 2,865 2,759 81,511 78,476 28.45 28.45 MO : 1,646 1,473 53,000 46,265 32.20 31.41 : Oth Sts : 12,600 12,285 389,887 380,413 30.94 30.97 : US : 20,018 19,233 581,235 555,900 29.04 28.91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys (Mature) Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, April 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : N.Y. Dressed Weight : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : March : April : March : April : March : April -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 46,683 41,101 1,132 510 2.21 1.12 MN : 65,114 62,717 1,413 1,358 1.93 1.92 MO : 41,429 36,085 1,142 973 2.39 2.34 : Oth Sts : 306,188 299,760 6,009 5,617 1.71 1.64 : US : 459,414 439,663 9,696 8,458 1.85 1.69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of equivalent N.Y. dressed weight of quantity inspected. Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, March 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 39 79,568 12,348 4,078 47 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 5 3,667 642 50 77 :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : : Young (Mature) : : US : 722 4,086 4,988 1,485 22,152 129,513 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 20 89 116 1 1,427 6,094 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, April 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tuber- : : : Airsac- : : State : culosis :Leukosis :Septicemia: culitis :Synovitis: Tumors -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 107 74,713 8,489 4,175 140 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 1 5,585 615 22 99 : :-------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Contam- : : : : Bruises : Cadaver : ination :Overscald : Other : Total :-------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young (Mature) : : US : 606 4,014 3,048 973 21,853 118,118 : Old (Breeders) : : US : 34 101 160 3 2,766 9,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poultry Slaughter Estimates Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected (FI) plants using laptop computers. Over 99 percent of the total U.S. slaughter for any species is under FI. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 350 plants in the U.S. are operated under Federal Inspection. 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 data exectronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for 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. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on an "normal" shift's data. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published 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. State data are published for selected states for young chickens and young turkeys. State data are not 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 live weight for that species. Data for all states not published are included in the "Other States" category. Also included in this category are data for published states that are confidential (denoted by an *). Data for all states are included in the U.S. totals. For 2004, young chickens were killed in 34 states, young turkeys in 22 states. Definitions 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. Included with young turkeys. 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 USDA 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. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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