UK figures supplied by Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

All figures expressed as ‘000 head

Table 1: UK monthly slaughter estimates

June 2006

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.

                                         April 2006                May 2006              June 2006

                                          5 weeks                   4 weeks                4 weeks

Steers                                     97                           85                            79

Heifers                                    77                           65                            59

Young Bulls                            28                           29                            32

Cows and Adult Bulls              24                           25                            26

Calves                                      3                             2                              3

Other Sheep and Lambs        1088                        829                          961

Ewes and Rams                      199                         159                          163

Clean Pigs                              781                         665                          665

Sows and Boars                      17                            14                           14