Classification Detail
Classification of livestock for the agricultural census
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020. Volume I: Programme, concepts and definitions, FAO, Rome 2015, Annex 6, page 178.
ISBN:
978-92-5-108865-4
Website:
Custodian:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Available Formats:
PDF
Year Adopted:
N/A
Year Published:
2015
Available Languages (besides English):
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Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
2.4.1 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
Purpose:
To classify the livestock raised on the agricultural holding.
Main Applications:
Agricultural statistics and agricultural censuses.
Main Users:
Ministries of Agriculture and National Statistical Offices carrying out agricultural censuses.
Methodology
Scope:
The classification of livestock covers all livestock of any type being raised on the holding; livestock refers to all animals, birds and insects kept or reared in captivity mainly for agricultural purposes (domestic animals such as cats and dogs are excluded, unless they are being raised for food or other agricultural purposes). The animals raised include those present on the holding, as well as those being grazed on communal grazing land or in transit at the time of enumeration; bees are counted in terms of number of hives. A holding raises an animal if it has primary responsibility for looking after the animal on a long-term basis and making day-to-day decisions about its use, regardless of ownership. If countries wish to subdivide a livestock type by breed or raising method, they may expand the classification accordingly.
Concept Being Classified:
goods, animals
Statistical Units:
agricultural holding
Main Principles:
Categories are exhaustive, exclusive, stable, well described and balanced.
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
Classification of livestock - Central Product Classification (CPC) Ver. 2.1
No major differences; however, differently from livestock in CPC, this classification is focused on the livestock raised on the holding exclusively. This results in only minor differences as compared to CPC in its structure.
The classification of livestock has a two-level structure.
No major differences.
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Group
0
8 items
Level 2
Class
00
26 items
Criteria for Definition of Levels:
Animal species are grouped into eight main groups (bovine, sheep and goats, swine/pigs, equines, camels and camelids, poultry, insects and worms, other)
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Coordinating Entity:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Next Review:
2025
Reason for Latest Revision:
The revision took place as part of the WCA periodical review; the aim was to inhance harmonization with the latest CPC Ver.2.1.
Major Changes:
Higher harmonization with CPC.
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
Classification of livestock - Central Product Classification (CPC) Ver. 2.1
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Unit:
Statistics Division (ESS)
Contact Name:
Jairo Castano
Email:
Telephone:
+39 06 570 55166
Address:
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome
Italy