Adjustments to the animal population data for analysis purposes
Article 5
1. The Agency shall adjust the data for the relevant animal populations referred to in Article 4 according to so-called denominators, which are calculated on the basis of a combination of the number of animals slaughtered and of the number of live animals present in a Member State during the data collection period, multiplied by standardised animal weights. 2. Depending on the data concerned, the most appropriate denominator to be used shall be indicated in the Agency’s protocols and templates referred to in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/578. 3. The data sources and the methodology for the calculation by the Agency of the different denominators shall be specified in the Agency’s protocols and templates referred to in Article 8 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/578.