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Table 2 Number of slaughtered female cattle in relation to the frequency of slaughtered pregnant cattle (n = 247)

From: Slaughter of pregnant cattle in German abattoirs – current situation and prevalence: a cross-sectional study

 

Approximately how many cows and heifers were slaughtered a day?

Sum

1–10

11–50

51–100

101–200

201–300

>300

How frequent was slaughter of gravid cows?

never (0 %)

60

16

5

6

3

0

90

rarely (<1 %)

22

30

16

14

7

6

95

frequently (1–10 %)

4

9

14

19

7

3

56

often (>10 %)

0

1

0

2

0

3

6

Sum

86

56

35

41

17

12

247

  1. The reported proportion (never, rarely, frequently, often) of pregnant cattle slaughtered in relation to the total number of slaughtered females per day is shown in this table