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. 2017 Jul;81(3):235–240.

Table II.

Calculation of population correction unit (PCU), adjusted population correction unit (APCU), and APCU as a percentage change (% Δ) from PCU for 8 European countries and Canada, 2009 (1000 tonnes)

Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Netherlands





Animal category PCU APCU % Δ PCU APCU % Δ PCU APCU % Δ PCU APCU % Δ PCU APCU % Δ
Cattle 308 421 37% 403 566 41% 227 319 41% 3289 4437 35% 1009 1401 39%
Slaughtered cows 52 76 80 119 36 53 756 1115 216 319
Slaughtered heifers 5 10 9 18 7 14 85 172 3 6
Slaughtered bullocks and bulls 47 54 47 55 62 72 500 581 26 30
Slaughtered calves and young cattle 2 1 19 13 0 0 220 148 208 139
Net exported cattle for slaughter 30 32 0 0 0 0 18 19 1 1
Net exported cattle for fattening 9 6 3 2 0 0 148 99 0 0
Net imported cattle for slaughter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net imported cattle for fattening 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109 73
Livestock dairy cows 163 241 244 360 122 179 1561 2303 664 979
Pigs 245 116 −53% 1820 768 −58% 190 88 −54% 1941 836 −57% 1484 668 −55%
Slaughtered pigs 211 70 1255 418 152 51 1619 540 898 299
Net imported pigs for slaughter 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net exported pigs for slaughter 0 0 80 27 0 0 37 12 315 105
Net exported pigs for fattening 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Net imported pigs for fattening 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Livestock sows 47 47 323 323 37 37 284 284 264 264
Poultry 154 17 −89% 112 12 −89% 57 8 −86% 1179 229 −81% 400 44 −89%
Slaughtered broilers 136 15 100 11 51 6 759 84 481 53
Slaughtered turkeys 0 0 0 0 6 2 377 140 0 0
Net exported broilers for slaughter 18 2 12 1 0 0 43 5 0 0
Net imported broilers for slaughter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 9
Sheep and goats 15 15 −1% 9 8 −11% 8 8 −5% 677 621 −8% 103 93 −10%
Slaughtered sheep and goats 0 0 2 1 1 0 105 52 15 8
Net exported sheep for slaughter 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 6 3
Livestock sheep 15 15 7 7 7 7 565 565 82 82
Livestock horses 28 28 0% 70 70 0% 29 29 0% 168 168 0% 58 58 0%
Live weight fish slaughtered 20 20 0% 34 34 0% 14 14 0% 234 234 0% 56 56 0%
Slaughtered rabbits 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 52 8 −85% 0 0 0%
Total 771 617 −20% 2447 1458 −40% 524 465 11% 7540 6533 −13% 3109 2321 −25%
Norway Sweden United Kingdom Canada




Animal category PCU APCU % Δ PCU APCU % Δ PCU APCU % Δ PCU APCU % Δ
Cattle 231 315 36% 331 456 38% 1678 2395 43% 3925 5490 40%
Slaughtered cows 51 75 65 95 204 301 276 407
Slaughtered heifers 0 0 11 21 156 315 215 434
Slaughtered bullocks and bulls 76 89 96 111 537 623 703 816
Slaughtered calves and young cattle 2 1 10 6 6 4 41 28
Net exported cattle for slaughter 0 0 0 0 0 0 324 342
Net exported cattle for fattening 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 27
Net imported cattle for slaughter 0 0 0 0 14 15 0 0
Net imported cattle for fattening 0 0 0 0 3 2 −6 −4
Livestock dairy cows 102 150 150 222 792 1169 2332 3440
Pigs 32 27 −16% 231 103 −56% 674 306 −55% 1874 793 −58%
Slaughtered pigs 8 3 192 64 587 196 1352 451
Net imported pigs for slaughter 0 0 0 0 32 11 0 0
Net exported pigs for slaughter 0 0 1 0 0 0 78 26
Net exported pigs for fattening 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 0
Net imported pigs for fattening 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Livestock sows 24 24 38 38 121 121 316 316
Poultry 71 8 −89% 76 9 −88% 942 131 −86% 718 116 −84%
Slaughtered broilers 71 8 73 8 839 93 620 69
Slaughtered turkeys 0 0 3 1 101 37 140 52
Net exported broilers for slaughter 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 1
Net imported broilers for slaughter 0 0 0 0 0 0 −54 −6
Sheep and goats 92 80 −13% 46 43 −6% 1915 1758 −8% 56 49 −13%
Slaughtered sheep and goats 24 12 5 3 308 154 16 8
Net exported sheep for slaughter 0 0 0 0 6 3 −1 0
Livestock sheep 68 68 41 41 1601 1601 41 41
Livestock horses 14 14 0% 141 141 0% 520 520 0% 417 417 0%
Live weight fish slaughtered 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 197 197 0% 142 142 0%
Slaughtered rabbits 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 1 0 −100%
Total 440 443 1% 825 752 −9% 5925 5307 −10% 7133 7007 −2%