The number of cattle slaughtered in October 2007 was 5.2 percent higher than in October 2006. A comparison of October 2007 and 2006 figures shows that sheep slaughterings increased by 10.5 percent and pig slaughterings increased by 1.4 percent. The number of cattle slaughterings in January-October 2007 was 0.1 percent lower than the corresponding 2006 figure. Over the same period there was a decrease of 5.4 percent in sheep slaughterings and a decrease of one percent in pig slaughterings. Between the periods January to July 2006 and 2007, Germany and Italy recorded decreases in cattle slaughterings of 2.0 percent and 0.8 percent respectively. France and United Kingdom recorded increases of 0.4 percent and 3.8 percent.
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