Pou 2-1 (10-07) Poultry Slaughter National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 31, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Poultry Slaughter" call Fleming Gibson at 202-690-3237, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Ready-to-Cook Weight Down Slightly from Last Year Poultry certified wholesome during September 2007 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.39 billion pounds, down slightly from the amount certified in September 2006. The August 2007 revised certified total at 3.76 billion pounds, was up 2 percent from August 2006. The August revision represented an increase of 9.56 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during September 2007 was 4.57 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 4.59 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.92 billion pounds, down slightly from September 2006. Mature chickens, at 57.2 million pounds, were down 8 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 581 million pounds, down 1 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.8 million pounds, down 15 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during September 2007 averaged 5.53 pounds per bird, up slightly from September 2006. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.11 pounds per bird, down 2 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during September 2007 averaged 28.0 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from September 2006. Ante-mortem condemnations during September 2007 totaled 15.5 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.34 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.31 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 39.0 million pounds, were 1.14 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.20 percent a year earlier. September 2007 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays, while September 2006 had 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and 5 Saturdays. Special Note Due to a policy change, the Poultry Slaughter annual report, which will be released at 8:30a.m. ET on February 28, 2008, will now contain two years of revisions. This change will align the Poultry Slaughter annual report with the Livestock Slaughter annual report which already contains two years of revisions. Poultry Slaughter: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type, United States, September, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :---------: to Date :Pct Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep :Sep :Aug :---------------------: of : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 :2006:2007: 2006 : 2007 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 Head -------- Pct ----- 1,000 Head ---- Pct : Number : Slaughtered : : Chickens : Young : 712,381 799,513 707,668 99 89 6,668,058 6,649,444 100 Mature : 9,976 12,422 9,356 94 75 99,889 98,753 99 Light : 4,020 5,017 3,827 95 76 41,726 41,967 101 Heavy : 5,956 7,405 5,529 93 75 58,163 56,786 98 Total : 722,357 811,935 717,024 99 88 6,767,947 6,748,197 100 : Turkeys : Young : 20,819 23,787 20,514 99 86 185,647 192,413 104 Old : 213 264 220 103 83 1,925 1,650 86 Total : 21,032 24,051 20,734 99 86 187,572 194,063 103 : Ducks : 2,236 2,373 1,890 85 80 21,028 20,372 97 : :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :3,931,918 4,311,805 3,915,442 100 91 36,330,244 36,409,042 100 Mature : 62,145 76,252 57,197 92 75 609,721 593,943 97 Light : 13,455 16,575 13,002 97 78 139,335 138,058 99 Heavy : 48,690 59,677 44,195 91 74 470,386 455,885 97 Total :3,994,063 4,388,057 3,972,639 99 91 36,939,965 37,002,985 100 : Turkeys : Young : 578,122 652,050 575,183 99 88 5,271,958 5,478,141 104 Old : 5,614 6,632 5,613 100 85 50,398 42,911 85 Total : 583,736 658,682 580,796 99 88 5,322,356 5,521,052 104 : Ducks : 15,020 15,728 12,829 85 82 141,358 136,917 97 Other : Poultry 2/: 1,327 561 1,070 81 191 3,993 4,018 101 : Total : Poultry :4,594,146 5,063,028 4,567,334 99 90 42,407,672 42,664,972 101 : : --------- Pounds -------- Pct ---- Pounds ---- Pct : Avg Live : Weight : : Chickens : Young : 5.52 5.39 5.53 100 103 5.45 5.48 101 Mature : 6.23 6.14 6.11 98 100 6.10 6.01 99 Light : 3.35 3.30 3.40 101 103 3.34 3.29 99 Heavy : 8.17 8.06 7.99 98 99 8.09 8.03 99 Total : 5.53 5.40 5.54 100 103 5.46 5.48 100 : Turkeys : Young : 27.77 27.41 28.04 101 102 28.40 28.47 100 Old : 26.36 25.12 25.51 97 102 26.18 26.01 99 Total : 27.75 27.39 28.01 101 102 28.38 28.45 100 : Ducks : 6.72 6.63 6.79 101 102 6.72 6.72 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, squab, and any other voluntary poultry. Poultry Slaughter: Chilled and Frozen, Pounds Certified by Type, United States, September, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Pct of : January : : : : :---------: to Date : Pct Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep :Sep :Aug :---------------------: of : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 :2006:2007: 2006 : 2007 :2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- 1,000 Pounds ------- Pct ---- 1,000 Pounds --- Pct : Chilled : : Chickens : Young :2,599,646 2,864,411 2,610,132 100 91 24,394,024 24,120,322 99 Mature : 39,441 46,560 35,657 90 77 379,740 366,933 97 Light : 6,895 8,431 6,648 96 79 71,064 70,705 99 Heavy : 32,546 38,129 29,009 89 76 308,676 296,228 96 Total :2,639,087 2,910,971 2,645,789 100 91 24,773,764 24,487,255 99 : Turkeys : Young : 257,420 287,724 254,649 99 89 2,318,704 2,439,810 105 Old : 3,168 3,359 3,162 100 94 31,739 26,028 82 Total : 260,588 291,083 257,811 99 89 2,350,443 2,465,838 105 : Ducks : 5,083 5,760 5,244 103 91 50,776 47,820 94 Other : Poultry 2/: 171 190 164 96 86 1,459 1,562 107 : Total : Poultry :2,904,929 3,208,004 2,909,008 100 91 27,176,442 27,002,475 99 : Frozen : : Chickens : Young : 285,612 310,104 276,305 97 89 2,557,409 2,579,058 101 Mature : 267 769 143 54 19 3,343 4,057 121 Light : 23 51 122 64 52 Heavy : 244 718 143 59 20 3,221 3,993 124 Total : 285,879 310,873 276,448 97 89 2,560,752 2,583,115 101 : Turkeys : Young : 199,090 229,573 201,774 101 88 1,856,589 1,899,072 102 Old : 1,146 1,639 1,099 96 67 6,629 6,360 96 Total : 200,236 231,212 202,873 101 88 1,863,218 1,905,432 102 : Ducks : 5,577 5,541 4,011 72 72 50,503 50,215 99 Other : Poultry 2/: 544 138 453 83 328 772 825 107 : Total : Poultry : 492,236 547,764 483,785 98 88 4,475,245 4,539,587 101 : Total : Chilled and: Frozen : : Chickens : Young :2,885,258 3,174,515 2,886,437 100 91 26,951,433 26,699,380 99 Mature : 39,708 47,329 35,800 90 76 383,083 370,990 97 Light : 6,918 8,482 6,648 96 78 71,186 70,769 99 Heavy : 32,790 38,847 29,152 89 75 311,897 300,221 96 Total :2,924,966 3,221,844 2,922,237 100 91 27,334,516 27,070,370 99 : Turkeys : Young : 456,510 517,297 456,423 100 88 4,175,293 4,338,882 104 Old : 4,314 4,998 4,261 99 85 38,368 32,388 84 Total : 460,824 522,295 460,684 100 88 4,213,661 4,371,270 104 : Ducks : 10,660 11,301 9,255 87 82 101,279 98,035 97 Other : Poultry 2/: 715 328 617 86 188 2,231 2,387 107 : Total : Poultry :3,397,165 3,755,768 3,392,793 100 90 31,651,687 31,542,062 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Includes geese, guineas, squab, and any other voluntary poultry. Poultry Slaughter: Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep : Sep : Aug :---------------: of : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 :2006 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Live Weight : : Chickens : Young :11,907 23,297 12,480 105 54 129,245 130,059 101 Mature : 752 2,812 1,156 154 41 9,401 11,451 122 Light : 214 531 375 175 71 2,860 3,321 116 Heavy : 538 2,281 781 145 34 6,541 8,130 124 Total :12,659 26,109 13,636 108 52 138,646 141,510 102 : Turkeys : Young : 1,580 2,167 1,709 108 79 15,895 16,914 106 Old : 44 94 75 170 80 602 598 99 Total : 1,624 2,261 1,784 110 79 16,497 17,512 106 : Ducks : 47 53 38 81 72 341 351 103 Other Poultry : 4 2 6 150 300 5 11 220 : Total Poultry :14,334 28,425 15,464 108 54 155,489 159,384 103 : : Percent : Percent of Live : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 0.30 0.54 0.32 107 59 0.36 0.36 100 Mature : 1.21 3.69 2.02 167 55 1.54 1.93 125 Light : 1.59 3.20 2.88 181 90 2.05 2.41 118 Heavy : 1.10 3.82 1.77 161 46 1.39 1.78 128 Total : 0.32 0.60 0.34 106 57 0.38 0.38 100 : Turkeys : Young : 0.27 0.33 0.30 111 91 0.30 0.31 103 Old : 0.78 1.42 1.34 172 94 1.19 1.39 117 Total : 0.28 0.34 0.31 111 91 0.31 0.32 103 : Ducks : 0.31 0.34 0.30 97 88 0.24 0.26 108 Other Poultry : 0.30 0.36 0.56 187 156 0.13 0.27 208 : Total Poultry : 0.31 0.56 0.34 110 61 0.37 0.37 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Poultry Slaughter: Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type, United States, September, 2006-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : :Percent of : January : : : : :-----------: to Date :Percent Commodity : Sep : Aug : Sep : Sep : Aug :---------------: of : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 :2006 :2007 : 2006 : 2007 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :---- 1,000 Pounds ---- Percent 1,000 Pounds Percent : Carcass and Parts : : Chickens : Young :29,330 32,787 27,992 95 85 312,296 299,555 96 Mature : 2,752 3,599 2,807 102 78 26,274 27,588 105 Light : 1,097 1,144 920 84 80 11,115 10,160 91 Heavy : 1,655 2,455 1,887 114 77 15,159 17,428 115 Total :32,082 36,386 30,799 96 85 338,570 327,143 97 : Turkeys : Young : 8,534 8,969 7,625 89 85 77,473 76,774 99 Old : 208 329 261 125 79 2,168 2,284 105 Total : 8,742 9,298 7,886 90 85 79,641 79,058 99 : Ducks : 363 299 275 76 92 3,447 2,858 83 Other Poultry : 9 12 20 222 167 49 59 120 : Total Poultry :41,196 45,995 38,980 95 85 421,707 409,118 97 : : Percent : Percent of : Weight Condemned 2/: : Chickens : Young : 1.01 1.02 0.96 95 94 1.15 1.11 97 Mature : 6.48 7.07 7.27 112 103 6.42 6.92 108 Light : 13.69 11.88 12.16 89 102 13.51 12.55 93 Heavy : 4.80 5.94 6.08 127 102 4.63 5.49 118 Total : 1.08 1.12 1.04 96 93 1.22 1.19 98 : Turkeys : Young : 1.84 1.70 1.64 90 96 1.82 1.74 95 Old : 4.60 6.18 5.77 125 93 5.35 6.59 123 Total : 1.86 1.75 1.68 90 96 1.86 1.78 96 : Ducks : 3.29 2.58 2.89 88 112 3.29 2.83 86 Other Poultry : 1.24 3.53 3.14 253 89 2.15 2.41 112 : Total Poultry : 1.20 1.21 1.14 95 94 1.31 1.28 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Federally inspected only. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, August 2007-September 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 Head --- ---- 1,000 Pounds ---- --- Pounds --- : AL : 93,633 86,572 504,414 480,787 5.39 5.55 AR : 103,714 89,817 543,187 484,469 5.24 5.39 DE : 28,037 23,725 187,486 160,878 6.69 6.78 GA : 118,845 107,240 612,935 569,661 5.16 5.31 KY : 27,395 23,064 146,118 124,708 5.33 5.41 LA : 17,337 15,541 97,900 89,773 5.65 5.78 MD : 13,275 11,664 62,336 55,761 4.70 4.78 MS : 70,161 63,790 380,986 354,884 5.43 5.56 MO : 36,736 32,309 169,053 152,919 4.60 4.73 NC : 62,192 55,174 413,924 376,988 6.66 6.83 OH : 4,434 3,789 23,804 20,766 5.37 5.48 PA : 10,725 8,475 59,715 47,435 5.57 5.60 SC : 26,835 22,977 159,813 142,466 5.96 6.20 TN : 24,768 21,750 122,582 110,168 4.95 5.07 TX : 58,196 51,477 301,879 274,688 5.19 5.34 VA : 28,031 24,663 143,849 128,445 5.13 5.21 : Oth Sts : 75,199 65,641 381,824 340,646 5.08 5.19 : US : 799,513 707,668 4,311,805 3,915,442 5.39 5.53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Chickens Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations by State and United States, August 2007-September 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 Pounds --------------- --- Percent --- : AL : 371,928 352,477 3,245 2,982 0.86 0.84 AR : 392,342 352,384 4,865 3,984 1.22 1.12 DE : 135,029 116,130 1,907 1,636 1.39 1.39 GA : 458,548 425,373 3,531 3,105 0.76 0.72 KY : 106,859 92,041 945 554 0.88 0.60 LA : 71,706 65,757 348 308 0.48 0.47 MD : 45,294 40,585 584 529 1.27 1.29 MS : 278,744 259,899 2,618 2,489 0.93 0.95 MO : 123,963 112,602 1,260 1,030 1.01 0.91 NC : 315,157 288,154 4,442 3,708 1.39 1.27 OH : 17,330 15,264 308 227 1.75 1.47 PA : 40,955 32,478 948 622 2.26 1.88 SC : 117,381 104,817 1,009 778 0.85 0.74 TN : 88,245 79,291 969 785 1.09 0.98 TX : 230,749 209,911 1,896 1,903 0.81 0.90 VA : 100,535 90,154 735 631 0.73 0.70 : Oth Sts : 279,750 249,120 3,177 2,721 1.12 1.08 : US : 3,174,515 2,886,437 32,787 27,992 1.02 0.96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2007-September 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young : AL : 175 * 81,362 75,502 AR : 591 375 151,170 122,948 DE : 1,655 728 88,551 73,197 GA : 390 444 77,982 70,969 KY : * * 34,953 26,838 LA : * * 13,145 12,589 MD : * 168 24,393 21,559 MS : * * 38,000 33,798 MO : * 215 67,808 56,722 NC : * 230 91,130 77,502 OH : * 8,328 5,184 PA : 58 33 21,951 14,379 SC : * * * 6,303 TN : * * 50,830 41,854 TX : * 42 43,457 33,517 VA : 261 * 28,104 26,113 : Oth Sts : 3,381 1,249 205,495 169,197 : US : 6,511 3,484 1,026,659 868,171 : Mature : Light : 1,515 1,465 163,822 115,715 Heavy : 312 218 43,740 32,421 : US : 1,827 1,683 207,562 148,136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young : AL : 29,170 23,038 575 486 2,819 * AR : 21,550 17,139 3,211 1,951 2,492 2,229 DE : 22,326 16,534 * 59 * * GA : 42,175 42,308 410 276 6,409 7,695 KY : * 7,718 * * * * LA : 2,890 2,578 * * 214 217 MD : * * * * * * MS : 11,456 15,596 198 164 912 813 MO : 5,783 5,405 * 163 1,551 1,395 NC : 27,019 21,486 * 74 8,724 8,441 OH : * * * * 180 * PA : 8,428 5,697 55 43 337 261 SC : 2,943 * * 17 * * TN : 16,561 17,003 * * 621 547 TX : 7,972 6,492 163 54 1,142 923 VA : 7,584 6,125 * * * * : Oth Sts : 52,528 36,721 2,336 1,490 27,603 29,345 : US : 258,385 223,840 6,948 4,777 53,004 51,866 : Mature : Light : 32,958 30,788 193 145 71,634 60,970 Heavy : 2,186 1,187 85 81 7,468 5,917 : US : 35,144 31,975 278 226 79,102 66,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Chickens Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, by State and United States, August 2007-September 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young : AL : 2,097 2,026 10,738 9,494 11,367 11,164 AR : 5,532 3,805 18,559 15,593 26,210 19,154 DE : 1,839 1,598 5,911 4,873 7,284 7,584 GA : 2,313 1,888 28,136 25,580 12,072 11,318 KY : 231 180 3,047 2,333 4,472 3,626 LA : 248 249 3,038 2,078 * 1,098 MD : * * * 2,596 * * MS : 1,290 1,122 3,267 2,384 3,715 3,002 MO : 853 779 3,069 2,824 10,451 8,768 NC : 2,275 2,048 17,803 15,140 20,147 18,682 OH : * * * 1,496 519 379 PA : 758 468 * * 4,254 * SC : 892 631 * * * * TN : 781 597 2,454 1,780 4,248 4,105 TX : 764 532 5,589 4,391 6,315 5,145 VA : 1,100 1,029 3,534 2,733 5,114 3,856 : Oth Sts : 4,540 3,769 22,525 14,985 39,639 38,354 : US : 25,513 20,721 127,670 108,280 155,807 136,235 : Mature : Light : 12,353 9,040 1,360 2,259 98,909 70,319 Heavy : 896 888 8,543 5,423 11,502 10,229 : US : 13,249 9,928 9,903 7,682 110,411 80,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Other : Total 1/ :------------------------------------------------------------------ : August :September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Young : AL : 10,180 8,137 108,145 93,349 256,628 226,287 AR : 4,417 3,337 92,229 76,217 325,961 262,748 DE : 5,553 * 33,144 * 173,646 145,226 GA : 5,473 5,957 83,460 68,559 258,820 234,994 KY : * 262 * * * 60,697 LA : 64 47 1,716 1,503 22,632 20,416 MD : 1,086 * * * * * MS : * * 52,439 59,835 114,790 119,037 MO : 507 433 78,660 62,462 169,361 139,166 NC : 10,867 7,054 119,959 106,506 298,280 257,163 OH : * * * * * * PA : * 117 * * 65,266 46,179 SC : 3,404 1,683 35,131 27,652 57,624 44,419 TN : 2,351 * 4,367 4,811 82,410 71,833 TX : * 1,114 37,020 41,420 104,502 93,630 VA : 1,895 938 16,857 * 67,505 62,770 : Oth Sts : 11,457 12,728 257,155 236,819 640,608 453,749 : US : 57,254 41,807 920,282 779,133 2,638,033 2,238,314 : Mature : Light : 356 577 46,123 48,163 429,223 339,441 Heavy : 2,827 2,614 79,534 66,261 157,093 125,239 : US : 3,183 3,191 125,657 114,424 586,316 464,680 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Included in "Other States" to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 1/ The sum of the individual diseases does not add to total for "Other States." Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Number, Live Weight, and Average Live Weight, by State and United States, August 2007-September 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : : Average : Slaughtered : Live Weight : Live Weight State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August : September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- 1,000 Pounds --- ---- Pounds --- : AR : 3,002 2,638 56,910 52,689 18.95 19.97 MN : 3,545 3,213 91,883 84,572 25.92 26.32 MO : 1,570 1,306 47,736 40,983 30.40 31.39 : Oth Sts : 15,670 13,357 455,521 396,939 29.07 29.72 : US : 23,787 20,514 652,050 575,183 27.41 28.04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Turkeys Slaughtered: Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations, by State and United States, August 2007-September 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-Mortem Condemnations :Total Chilled and Frozen :------------------------------------------- State : Pounds Certified 1/ : Carcass and Parts : Percent 2/ :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : September : August :September : August :September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------------- 1,000 Pounds -------------- --- Percent --- : AR : 47,077 43,787 656 649 1.37 1.46 MN : 73,330 67,514 1,574 1,369 2.10 1.99 MO : 37,590 32,226 811 701 2.11 2.13 : Oth Sts : 359,300 312,896 5,928 4,906 1.62 1.54 : US : 517,297 456,423 8,969 7,625 1.70 1.64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Turkeys Slaughtered: Number Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause, by Type, United States, August 2007-September 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Young : Old :----------------------------------------------------------- Cause : August : September : August : September -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number of Head : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : 203 51 Septicaemia : 59,236 53,294 2,388 2,304 Airsacculitis : 7,130 7,482 593 462 Synovitis : 3,137 2,493 1 Tumors : 108 123 214 181 Bruises : 451 395 35 22 Cadaver : 3,235 2,516 71 62 Contamination : 3,810 3,411 113 59 Overscald : 1,346 2,041 28 Other : 21,433 15,114 1,452 1,768 : Total : 100,089 86,920 4,866 4,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reliability of 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. 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 305 plants slaughtered poultry in the U.S. under Federal Inspection in 2006. Young chickens were slaughtered in 35 States, young turkeys in 26 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current year's and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of 1 percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically 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 included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. 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 using selected States for young chickens and young turkeys. 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. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates: 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. Old Turkeys - Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Other Poultry Chilled or Frozen - 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 - Young birds grown to a matured market age, about 5 months. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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