Definition: Livestock survey

Category: Agriculture

A frequent and specialized survey providing information about the livestock population in the European Union at national and regional level, at a more detailed level than the Farm structure survey (FSS), using more animal categories in its nomenclature of livestock. It is conducted once a year, in December, in all Member States. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Glossary:Livestock_survey