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Poultry certified wholesome during January 2010 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 3.30 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the amount certified in January 2009. The December 2009 revised certified total at 3.47 billion pounds, was down slightly from December 2008. The December revision represented an increase of 15.7 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of poultry inspected during January 2010 was 4.40 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 4.53 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 3.79 billion pounds, down 2 percent from January 2009. Mature chickens, at 60.2 million pounds, were down 3 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 533 million pounds, down 10 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 12.4 million pounds, down 4 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during January 2010 averaged 5.64 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from January 2009. The average live weight of mature chickens was 5.43 pounds per bird, down 4 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during January 2010 averaged 30.6 pounds per bird, up slightly from January 2009. Ante-mortem condemnations during January 2010 totaled 13.2 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.30 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.33 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 34.4 million pounds, were 1.03 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 1.20 percent a year earlier. January 2010 contained 21 weekdays (including two holidays) and 5 Saturdays, while January 2009 had 22 weekdays (including two holidays) and 5 Saturdays.