Variant of NAICS 2002 - Durable and Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing Industries

31161 - Animal Slaughtering and Processing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering animals, including poultry; preparing processed meats and meat by-products; or rendering animal fat, bones and meat scraps.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • producing animal feed from purchased meat products (See 31111 Animal Food Manufacturing)
  • processing or blending purchased animal fats and oils (See 31122 Starch and Vegetable Fat and Oil Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing frozen preparations of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as frozen dinners (See 31141 Frozen Food Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing preparations, except frozen or fresh, of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as baby food and pork and beans (See 31142 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying)
  • manufacturing fresh preparations of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as pizza and egg rolls (See 31199 All Other Food Manufacturing)

311611 - Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering animals, except poultry and small game. Establishments that slaughter animals and then prepare meat products are included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • rendering animal fat, bones and meat scraps, or processing purchased meat carcasses (See 311614 Rendering and Meat Processing from Carcasses)
  • slaughtering poultry and small game (See 311615 Poultry Processing)

• Example Activities:

  • Abattoirs
  • Animal feed, slaughtering animals (except poultry and small game) for
  • Bacon, slab and sliced, produced in slaughtering plants
  • Beef carcasses, half-carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants
  • Boxed meat (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
  • Canned meats (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
  • Custom slaughtering (except poultry and small game)
  • Fats animal (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
  • Feed, animal, slaughtering animals (except poultry and small game) for
  • Frozen meat and meat products (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
  • Hams (except poultry), produced in slaughtering plants
  • Hides and skins, produced in slaughtering plants
  • Horse meat, produced in slaughtering plants
  • Lamb carcasses, half-carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants
  • Lard, produced in slaughtering plants
  • Luncheon meat (except poultry), produced in slaughtering plants
  • Meat, cured or smoked (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
  • Meat, fresh, chilled or frozen (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
  • Pork carcasses, half-carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants
  • Sausages and similar products, produced in slaughtering plants
  • Slaughterhouses (except poultry and small game)
  • Tallow, produced in slaughtering plants
  • Variety meats (i.e., edible organs), produced in slaughtering plants
  • Veal carcasses, half-carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants
  • Weiners, sausages, luncheon meats and other prepared meat products (except poultry), produced in slaughtering plants

311614 - Rendering and Meat Processing from Carcasses^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in rendering animal fat, bones and meat scraps; or preparing meat and meat by-products from carcasses. Establishments known as boxed meat plants, primarily engaged in assembly-line cutting and packing of purchased carcasses, are included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • producing dog and cat food from purchased meat (See 311111 Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing)
  • producing animal feed, except dog and cat food, from purchased meat (See 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing)
  • processing or blending purchased animal fats and oils (See 311225 Fat and Oil Refining and Blending)
  • manufacturing frozen preparations of meat and other ingredients, such as frozen dinners (See 311410 Frozen Food Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing preparations, except frozen or fresh, of meat and other ingredients, such as baby food and pork and beans (See 311420 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying)
  • manufacturing fresh preparations of meat, poultry and other ingredients, such as pizza and egg rolls (See 311990 All Other Food Manufacturing)
  • cutting and packing of purchased meat, except boxed meat cut on an assembly-line basis (See 413160 Red Meat and Meat Product Wholesaler-Distributors)

• Example Activities:

  • Animal fats, rendering
  • Animal feed, processing dead stock or carrion for
  • Animal oil, rendering
  • Bacon, slab and sliced, made from purchased meat
  • Beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased meat
  • Boxed meat (except poultry), made by assembly-line cutting of purchased meat
  • Canning meat (except poultry, small game, pet food, baby food), from purchased meat
  • Corned meats, made from purchased meat
  • Cured meats (e.g., brined, dried, salted), made from purchased meat
  • Fats, animal, rendering
  • Feed, animal, processing dead stock or carrion for
  • Frozen meats (except poultry, small game, pet food and baby food), made from purchased meat
  • Ham, preserved (except poultry), made from purchased meat
  • Hot dogs (except poultry), made from purchased meat
  • Lamb, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased meat
  • Luncheon meat (except poultry), made from purchased meat
  • Meat and bone meal, and tankage, processed in rendering plants
  • Meat canning (except poultry, small game, pet food, baby food), from purchased meat
  • Meat curing, drying, salting, smoking or pickling, made from purchased meat
  • Oil, animal, rendering
  • Pork, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased meat
  • Poultry fat, rendering
  • Rendering plants
  • Salami, made from purchased meat
  • Sausages and similar cased products, made from purchased meat
  • Stearin, animal, rendering
  • Tallow, produced in rendering plants
  • Tourtière meat pies, frozen, made from purchased meat
  • Veal, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased meat
  • Weiners, sausages, luncheon meats and other processed meat products (except poultry and small game), made from purchased meat

311615 - Poultry Processing^US

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering poultry and small game or preparing processed poultry and small game meat and meat by-products.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • producing dog and cat food from poultry products (See 311111 Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing frozen preparations of poultry and other ingredients, such as frozen dinners (See 311410 Frozen Food Manufacturing)
  • manufacturing preparations, except frozen or fresh, of poultry and other ingredients, such as baby food (See 311420 Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling and Drying)
  • manufacturing fresh preparations of poultry and other ingredients, such as fresh pot pies (See 311990 All Other Food Manufacturing)

• Example Activities:

  • Canning poultry (except baby and pet food)
  • Chicken processing, fresh, frozen, canned or cooked (except baby or pet food)
  • Chickens, slaughtering and dressing
  • Ducks, slaughtering and dressing
  • Game, small, slaughtering and dressing
  • Geese slaughtering and dressing
  • Ham, poultry, manufacturing
  • Hot dogs, poultry, manufacturing
  • Luncheon meat, poultry, manufacturing
  • Meat canning, poultry (except baby and pet food)
  • Meat products (e.g., hot dogs, luncheon meats, sausages), made from a combination of poultry and other meats
  • Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing (except baby or pet food)
  • Poultry slaughtering, dressing and packing
  • Rabbits, slaughtering and dressing
  • Small game, slaughtering and dressing
  • Turkeys, slaughtering and dressing