Determination of the Updated Definition and Conversion Rates of Carcass and Offal of Livestock and Poultry Animals
Conference
10th International Conference on Agricultural Statistics
Format: CPS Paper - ICAS 2026
Keywords: animal, carcass weight, food security, meat, meat_production, supply
Abstract
Various conversion rates are currently being used by government agencies, private sector, and academe in the determination of meat supply in the country due to differences in the concepts used and the absence of updated conversion rates that are reflective of the current situation of the livestock and poultry industry. The objective of the study is to generate standardized definitions and conversion rates of carcass and offal by animal type, based on local slaughtering and eating practices in the country. The Technical Working Group on Livestock and Poultry Statistics conducted deskwork research, survey of key informants, actual observation of slaughter operations, and series of consultative meetings to confirm the definitions and conversion rates by animal type. Given the updated definitions, the current conversion rates indicated in the 1992 Supply and Utilization Accounts (SUA) handbook were validated. Results show retention of carcass conversion rates for carabao and cattle at 50.0 percent and chicken at 77.0 percent, while conversion rates for goat and hog increased to 46.0 percent and 83.0 percent, respectively. Furthermore, all commodities had higher offal conversion rates except for hog, which declined to 10.5 percent. These conversion rates are used as input in the computation of SUA of livestock and poultry.