Livestock Type

https://publicschema.org/vocab/livestock-type

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Types of livestock kept by the agricultural holding, classified according to the FAO World Programme for the Census of Agriculture.

CSV JSON-LD

Standard reference

FAO World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 (https://www.fao.org/world-census-agriculture/wcarounds/wca2020/en/)

FAO defines livestock categories for agricultural censuses. The list below covers the main species relevant to social protection targeting.

Values

Code Label Standard code Definition
cattle Cattle Domesticated bovines including cows, bulls, oxen, and calves.
sheep Sheep Domesticated sheep of all ages.
goats Goats Domesticated goats of all ages.
pigs Pigs Domesticated pigs and swine of all ages.
chickens Chickens Domesticated chickens, hens, roosters, and chicks.
other_poultry Other poultry Domesticated birds other than chickens, including ducks, turkeys, guinea fowl, and geese.
horses Horses Domesticated horses of all ages.
donkeys_mules Donkeys/mules Domesticated donkeys, mules, and hinnies.
camels Camels Domesticated camels (dromedary and Bactrian).
rabbits Rabbits Domesticated rabbits raised for meat, fur, or other products.
beehives Beehives Bee colonies maintained in hives for honey production.
other_livestock Other livestock Livestock species not covered by the other categories.

System mappings

dhs

System vocabulary: DHS Recode7 livestock variables (hv246a-j)

System code System label livestock-type value
hv246a Cattle cattle
hv246b Cows/bulls cattle
hv246c Horses/donkeys/mules horses
hv246d Goats goats
hv246e Sheep sheep
hv246f Chickens/poultry chickens
hv246g Pigs pigs
hv246h Other other_livestock

Not covered by dhs: other_poultry, donkeys_mules, camels, rabbits, beehives

Referenced by this vocabulary

See full reference catalogue