27,053,274 animals slaughtered in October 2023
Animal slaughters : provisional figures for October
71,817 bovine animals were slaughtered in October 2023. The number of slaughtered pigs was 853,849 animals, and the number of slaughtered chickens amounted to 26,037,320 units.
Animal slaughtering per animal type - last year
Indien u meer details wil of zelf variabelen wenst te selecteren, klik dan op het be.STAT icoontje
Purpose and brief description
Number and slaughtered weight of animals slaughtered in slaughterhouses, approved for consumption.
Population
All slaughterhouses in Belgium
Frequency
Monthly.
Timing of publication
Results available 2 months after the reference period.
Definitions
Number (units): Number of animals slaughtererd in a slaughterhouse and approved for human consumption during that month
Slaughtered weight (kg): Weight of the carcass after slaughter (cold weight), totals per animal species for that month