Collecting Livestock Data : A Snapshot of Survey Methods

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The design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of livestock sector public and private sector investments are based on evidence and information generated by a multitude of data collection systems, including regular and one-off, or ad-hoc, surveys. This note reviews the major survey methods that are regularly implemented by developing country governments, including: the agricultural and livestock census; agricultural and livestock sample surveys; household budget surveys; living standards measurement studies; administrative records or routine data; and others, such as the population and housing census and labor surveys. It identifies the major livestock-related indicators that the various surveys for which the prime target rarely is livestock are likely to generate. Understanding these data sources is critical for decision makers to make appropriate use of available data and indicators, and is the first step in designing and setting up a comprehensive livestock data collection system. The note concludes by highlighting that a system of livestock statistics must be seen as part of a broader framework of statistical collection on a national level and that the effective integration of livestock data, whether derived through broader agricultural surveys, administrative records, or one-off surveys, is essential for ensuring quality data which can feed into policy formulation or designing effective investments in the livestock sector.

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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL, ANIMAL DISEASE, ANIMAL DISEASE OUTBREAKS, ANIMAL DISEASES, ANIMAL FEED, ANIMAL FOOD, ANIMAL FOODS, ANIMAL HEALTH, ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES, ANIMAL HEALTH STAFF, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, ANIMAL INDUSTRY, ANIMAL MOVEMENTS, ANIMAL POPULATIONS, ANIMAL PRODUCTS, ANIMAL RESOURCES, ANIMAL VACCINATION, ANIMALS, BEEF, BEES, BIRDS, BORDER TRADE, BREED, BREEDING, BREEDS, BRUCELLOSIS, BUFFALOES, BULLS, CALCULATION, CALVES, CATS, CATTLE, CHEESE, CHICKEN, COLLECTED DATA, COMMUNAL GRAZING, COMPETITIVENESS, CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA, COWS, CROPS, CUSTOM, CUSTOMS, CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES, DATA ANALYSIS, DETERMINANTS, DISEASE OUTBREAKS, DOGS, DUCKS, EGGS, ENUMERATION, EQUIPMENT, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FARM, FARM ANIMALS, FARMERS, FARMING HOUSEHOLDS, FARMS, FEED, FEEDING, FISHERIES, FLOW OF INFORMATION, FODDER, GEESE, GENDER, GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, GOATS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GRAZING, HIVES, HORSES, HOUSING, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCOME FROM LIVESTOCK, INFORMATION NETWORK, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INNOVATION, INSECTS, INTEGRATION, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, LAND TENURE, LIVE ANIMALS, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK ASSETS, LIVESTOCK DATA, LIVESTOCK FARMING, LIVESTOCK INCOME, LIVESTOCK INFORMATION, LIVESTOCK KEEPING, LIVESTOCK MARKET, LIVESTOCK MINISTRY, LIVESTOCK NUMBERS, LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP, LIVESTOCK POPULATION, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, LIVESTOCK SECTOR, LIVESTOCK STATISTICS, LIVING CONDITIONS, MARKET INFORMATION, MARKET PRICES, MARKETING, MEAT, MEAT INSPECTIONS, MENU, MILK, MILK PRODUCTION, MULES, NATIONAL LIVESTOCK, NUTRITION, OX, PARASITE CONTROL, PIGS, POLICY FORMULATION, POULTRY, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRECISION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC SERVICES, RABBITS, RADIO, RELIABILITY, RESULTS, RIFT VALLEY FEVER, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SAMPLE SIZE, SAMPLE SURVEYS, SAMPLING ERRORS, SHEEP, SILKWORMS, SMALLHOLDERS, SPECIES, STANDARD MEASUREMENT, STEERS, SUPPLY CHAIN, SURVEY METHODS, TARGETS, TELEPHONE, TIME FRAME, TURKEYS, VACCINES, VALUE CHAIN, VETERINARY, VETERINARY DRUGS, VILLAGES, WATER FOR ANIMALS

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