Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering: Business Name Ideas

What this industry covers

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in slaughtering animals (except poultry and small game). Establishments that slaughter and prepare meats are included in this industry.

Businesses classified here include

• Abattoirs
• Animal fats (except poultry and small game) produced in slaughtering plants
• Bacon, slab and sliced, produced in slaughtering plants
• Beef carcasses, half carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants
• Beef produced in slaughtering plants
• Boxed beef produced in slaughtering plants
• Boxed meats produced in slaughtering plants
• Canned meats (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants
• Cured hides and skins produced in slaughtering plants
• Custom slaughtering
• Fats, animal (except poultry, small game), produced in slaughtering plants
• Hams (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants
• Hides and skins produced in slaughtering plants
• Horsemeat produced in slaughtering plants
• Hot dogs (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants
• Inedible products (e.g., hides, skins, pulled wool, wool grease) 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 canning (except poultry) produced in slaughtering plants
• Meats fresh, chilled or frozen (except poultry and small game), produced in slaughtering plants
• Meats, cured or smoked, produced in slaughtering plants
• Pork carcasses, half carcasses, and primal and sub-primal cuts produced in slaughtering plants
• Sausage casings, natural, produced in slaughtering plant
• Slaughtering, custom
• Tallow produced in a slaughtering plant
• Variety meats, edible organs, made in slaughtering plants
• Veal carcasses, half carcasses, primal and sub-primal cuts, produced in slaughtering plants

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 311611), U.S. Census Bureau.

Name ideas for animal (except poultry) slaughtering

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Name words that fit, with their meanings

• Animal
• Poultry
• Slaughtering
• Works
• Forge
• Craft
• Mill
• Made

U.S. business numbers

Locations by number of employees nationwide

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.

Top states for animal (except poultry) slaughtering

1. Texas 81 locations
2. Iowa 76 locations
3. Nebraska 62 locations
4. Missouri 61 locations
5. Pennsylvania 61 locations
6. Ohio 54 locations
7. Wisconsin 54 locations
8. Minnesota 49 locations
9. Illinois 45 locations
10. New York 39 locations

All 48 states

• Alabama (22)
• Alaska (3)
• Arizona (7)
• Arkansas (16)
• California (36)
• Colorado (35)
• Connecticut (5)
• Florida (17)
• Georgia (26)
• Hawaii (6)
• Idaho (22)
• Illinois (45)
• Indiana (33)
• Iowa (76)
• Kansas (38)
• Kentucky (22)
• Louisiana (11)
• Maine (11)
• Maryland (10)
• Massachusetts (7)
• Michigan (32)
• Minnesota (49)
• Mississippi (13)
• Missouri (61)
• Montana (32)
• Nebraska (62)
• Nevada (4)
• New Hampshire (4)
• New Jersey (18)
• New Mexico (7)
• New York (39)
• North Carolina (34)
• North Dakota (20)
• Ohio (54)
• Oklahoma (25)
• Oregon (21)
• Pennsylvania (61)
• South Carolina (12)
• South Dakota (31)
• Tennessee (38)
• Texas (81)
• Utah (19)
• Vermont (6)
• Virginia (25)
• Washington (29)
• West Virginia (18)
• Wisconsin (54)
• Wyoming (12)

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• Meat Processed from Carcasses
• Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
• Poultry Processing