# DO.FR.08 LivestockDetails

### **DO.FR.08 LivestockDetails**

This data object provides details of all animals, birds, and insects that are kept or reared in captivity mainly for agricultural purposes. This includes cattle, buffaloes, horses and other equine animals, camels, sheep, goats and pigs, as well as poultry, bees, and silkworms, etc. It does not include aquatic animals. The details reference THEME 5 of the [World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020](https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/c5afd226-08ab-4cda-bc45-871f1f95a3be/content).

<table><thead><tr><th width="210">Attribute</th><th width="279">Type</th><th width="132">Cardinality</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>type</td><td><a data-mention href="../code-directory/cd.fr.07-animalsenum">cd.fr.07-animalsenum</a></td><td>0...1</td><td>Type of animal</td></tr><tr><td>count</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/F9fu0tIY1rJUsF03WdAv/standards-for-interoperability-interfaces/common-standards-for-interoperability-interfaces/data/data-types-and-formats/dt.com.03-integer">DT.COM.03 integer</a></td><td>0...1</td><td>Animal count</td></tr><tr><td>livestock_system</td><td><a data-mention href="../code-directory/cd.fr.12-livestocksystem">cd.fr.12-livestocksystem</a></td><td>0...*</td><td>Livestock raising practices</td></tr><tr><td>additional_attributes</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/F9fu0tIY1rJUsF03WdAv/standards-for-interoperability-interfaces/common-standards-for-interoperability-interfaces/data/data-types-and-formats/dt.com.05-array">DT.COM.05 array</a></td><td>0...*</td><td>Additional context/country specific attributes</td></tr><tr><td>registration_date</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/F9fu0tIY1rJUsF03WdAv/standards-for-interoperability-interfaces/common-standards-for-interoperability-interfaces/data/data-types-and-formats/dt.com.02-string/data-formats/df.com.string.01-date_time">DF.COM.STRING.01 date_time</a></td><td>0...1</td><td>Date the animals' details were recorded</td></tr><tr><td>last_updated</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/F9fu0tIY1rJUsF03WdAv/standards-for-interoperability-interfaces/common-standards-for-interoperability-interfaces/data/data-types-and-formats/dt.com.02-string/data-formats/df.com.string.01-date_time">DF.COM.STRING.01 date_time</a></td><td>0...1</td><td>Date the animals' details were updated</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example of JSON Data Structure for an Animals Object

<pre class="language-json"><code class="lang-json"><strong>{
</strong>  "type":"Sheep and goats",
  "count":10,
  "livestock_system":"Mixed system",
  "registration_date": "2023-01-10T00:00:00Z",
  "last_updated": "2023-09-20T00:00:00Z"   
}
</code></pre>