Interviewer instructions
Q.5: Does your household raise livestock/poultry?
[] 1. Yes
[] 2. No
Q.6: How many livestock/poultry?
[] 1. Total livestock ____
[] 2. Total poultry ____
Q.5 and Q.6 are related.
Q.5, asks whether the household is involved in domestication/ farming of cattle or poultry. Similarly, in Q.6 asks the total number of cattle or birds being domesticated, and they should be reported separately.
"Livestock or poultry birds for farming purpose" refers to both livestock and birds that the household is rearing either for agricultural purpose or for commercial purpose. For agricultural purpose, both livestock and poultry are domesticated. Cow, ox, yak, buffalo, goat, sheep, pig, rabbit etc. are the major types of cattle. Similarly, hen, duck, pigeon, battai, titra, chyakhura are some of the major birds.
Such cattle/birds that belong to the household, reared in one's own farm, and those belonging to others but reared in the household's own farm are also included. Cattle/ birds like dog, cat, rabbit, duck, etc. that are domesticated for self-interest other than farming or for transportation purpose like ox, buffalo, horse, ass, and sheep are not included here.
Note: Total number of all types of cattle/birds either within the premises of house or taken out in the field on the day of enumeration should be added and written separately.
