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Metadata on Census of Agriculture and Fisheries

Number of Livestock Holdings/Farms and Number of Heads by Kind of Livestock, Region and Province: Philippines, 2012

Table ID: 2E6CPHB0

Indicator 1 Holding/Farm Reporting with Poultry
Definition An agricultural holding/farm that reported to have tended Poultry as of date of enumeration.
Indicator 2 Number of Birds
Definition Poultry, regardless of sex and age, whether tended by the operator/holder himself/herself or anybody under his/her supervision, and whether raised in the holding or in communal grazing lands or other lands, which are not part of the holding were counted in the 2012 CAF.
Indicator 3 Poultry
Definition Poultry is a collective term for all domesticated avian kept or reared in captivity mainly for agricultural purposes. This includes chickens, ducks, quail, geese, turkey, pigeon, and ostrich.

Kind of Poultry

Chicken is a domestic poultry raised for meat and eggs. It can either be native or hybrid. For this census, number of each specific type is collected such as native, broiler, layer, breeder and gamefowl.

Native chicken refers to chicken of indigenous breed. They are usually, but not always, raised by range method.
Broiler is a strain of foreign breeds of chicken, especially raised for meat purposes only. It is usually disposed at five to six weeks old.
Layer is a foreign strain of female chicken regardless of age, raised mainly for table egg production.
Breeder is an animal raised to improve or maintain the bloodline of the present stock.
Gamefowl is a domesticated chicken, regardless of breed, age and sex, raised for game or recreation purposes.

Duck is general term for waterfowl. Examples of ducks are mallard and muscovy. Like chicken, ducks are also classified as broiler, layer and breeder.

Quail refers to a small game bird found in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. It is locally known as pugo. It is also classified as broiler, layer and/or breeder.

Other Poultry includes goose, turkey, ostrich, pigeon, and others.
Method of Computation / Estimation Procedure See attached:
2012 CAF Special Report on Livestock and Poultry Explanatory Text
Source of Basic Data Census of Agriculture and Fisheries
Source Document/ Agency Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Frequency of Release Every 10 years
Latest Available 2012
Level of Disaggregation National/Regional/Provincial
Contacts Agriculture and Fisheries Census Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
17th Floor, Centris 3, EDSA Quezon Ave., Bgy. Pinyahan, Quezon City
Tel:(+632)3761834
afcd.staff@psa.gov.ph
General Information
Statistical Laws and Other Legal Provisions Philippine Statistical System (PSS) Philippine Statistical Development Program (PSDP) PSA Structure and Organization System of Designated Statistics Inventory of Statistical Standards in the Philippines Classification Systems
Specific Metadata
Open Data Product Agreement
Contact Information

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