The development of the slaughtering of selected food animals

The development of the number of slaughtered heads of selected species of animals for slaughter has shown a steady decline in the case of cattle (including calves) and pigs since 1989. In contrast, the years 1989 to 1991 showed a very sharp drop in the case of sheep, and the latest years of the reference period demonstrate a slight increase. With the slaughter of chickens, first there was a decrease – the least amount of chickens slaughtered during the studied period was in 1994. This decrease was reversed with an increase which reached its peak in 2002. In 2007 the number of slaughtered chickens again began to decline.