Table 2.

Number of workers, proportion recruited for the study, the species and total number processed and the regional origin of animals slaughtered in participating slaughter plants.

Abattoir	Total Number of Workers	Study Recruits (%)	Species Processed	Number of Animals Processed per Year	Regions of Animal Origin
Sheep 1	889	12	Lamb, mutton, bobby calves	1,797,809	Hawke’s Bay, Waikato, Wairarapa, Bay of Plenty, Northland
Sheep 2	378	26	Lamb, mutton, goats	600,469	Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Waikato, Bay of Plenty
Sheep 3	300	11	Lamb	780,000	Central Hawke’s Bay, East Coast, Wairarapa, Manawatu
Sheep 4	180	51	Lamb, mutton, bobby calves, goats	488,546	Wanganui, Manawatu, Taranaki, other
Deer 1	41	51	Venison	24,222	Canterbury
Deer 2	59	61	Farmed & feral a venison	41,055	South Waitaki River to Rakaia, North Canterbury
Beef 1	486	15	Beef cattle, dairy cows	93,837	East Coast, West Coast, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Northland
Beef 2	328	34	Beef cattle	159,347	Taranaki, Waikato, Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay

Note: ^a Feral venison is integrated in the slaughter line after the stunning box. At this stage, the carcass has been opened and intestines and the urinary bladder have been removed, hence urine exposure is reduced.