Monthly estimates of the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered for meat in the United Kingdom are given in the table below. They are shown in statistical months.

Thousand head

United Kingdom

                                   March 2004                  April 2004                    May 2004

                                   4 weeks                        5 weeks                       4 weeks

Steers                           87                                98                                79

Heifers                         59                                68                                55

Young Bulls                   30                                39                                38

Cows and Adult Bulls       0                                 0                                  0

Calves                              7                                 6                                  3

Other Sheep and Lambs 836                           1003                             782

Ewes and Rams              122                               147                               121

Clean Pigs                     665                              803                              657

Sows and Boars              19                                 21                                 16