Livestock inventory

Total carabao population as of January 1, 2023 was estimated at 18,045 heads, higher by 1.1 percent from last year’s count. Likewise, cattle and goat increased by 32.6 percent and 10.0 percent, respectively, compared with the recorded inventories of the previous year’s same reference date.

Both carabao and goat inventories came from smallhold farms, while cattle population were raised in smallhold and semi-commercial farms. (Figure 1.a. and Table 1)

Figure 1.a. Inventory of Carabao,
Cattle and Goat Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region,
January 1: 2022-2023

As of January 1, 2023, swine inventory increased to 16,112 heads, up by 53.6 percent from same reference date of previous year. Among the livestock types, swine posted the highest level of increase by 5,620 heads. Similarly, rabbit and sheep population increased by 390.3 percent and 54.5 percent, respectively, from their last year’s record. All these inventories came from smallhold farms. (Figure 1.b. and Table 1)

Figure 1.b. Inventory of Swine, Rabbit and Sheep,

Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region,

January 1: 2022-2023

Figure 2. Cattle Inventory by Farm Classification,

Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region,

January 1: 2022-2023

Farmgate Prices

Figure 3. Monthly Average Farmgate Prices of Carabao for Slaughter, Backyard Farm,

Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region

January-March: 2022-2023

(In pesos per kilogram)

The January to March 2023 monthly farmgate prices of hogs for slaughter, backyard farm, ranged from PhP 177.61 to PhP 207.07 per kilogram, while commercial farm price per kilogram was PhP 223.53 in January and leveled at PhP196.76 in January to February. In 2022, there were slight price movements for both backyard and commercial farms. (Figure 4 and Table 2)

Figure 4. Monthly Average Farmgate Prices of Hogs for Slaughter, by Farm Type,

Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region

January-March: 2022-2023

(In pesos per kilogram)

Table 1. Livestock Inventory by Animal Type and Classification,

Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region,

January 1: 2022-2023

Table 2. Livestock Farmgate Prices by Animal Type and Classification,

Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region,

January - March: 2022-2023

CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS

Animal Population (also Animal Inventory) – the actual number of animals present

in the farm as of a specific reference date regardless of ownership.

Livestock - farm animals kept or raised for consumption and work. For purposes of

census and surveys, livestock covers only those that are tended and raised by an

operator.

Carabao - a local term for water buffalo. It is a domesticated livestock characterized

by its heavy built, low and wide body used in farms as draft animal and also suitable

for milk production.

Cattle - a general term for domesticated bovine animals held as property or raised for

use.

Goat - a domesticated hollow-horned ruminant mammal raised in farms.

Sheep - an animal of genus Ovis related to but stockier than goats.

Swine - a domesticated animal characterized by a stout body, short legs with a long

mobile snout. This is also known as pig. This includes foreign breed, domestic wild

pigs (baboy damo), and native breeds such as Q-Black, Markaduke, Sinirangan,

ISUbela, Benguet, and Yooka2

.

Rabbit - a domesticated rodent of the genus Oryctolagus Cuniculus. An animal with

four legs, about the size of a large cat, medium or long ears.

Farmgate price - the price received by raisers for their produce at the location of farm.

Thus, marketing costs such as transport and other marketing cost (if any) incurred in

selling the produce are not included in the farmgate prices.

Commercial Farm (livestock) - refers to any livestock which satisfies at least one of

the following conditions:

 Tending at least 21 heads of adult and zero head of young

 Tending at least 41 heads of young animals

 Tending at least 10 heads of adult and 22 heads of young

Backyard Farm - refers to any farm or household tending at least one head of animal

and does not qualify as a commercial farm.

Based on PSA Board Resolution No. 04, Series of 2022, revision in the classification for livestock, from backyard and commercial to smallhold, semi-commercial, and commercial farms with the following definitions by animal type, to wit:

GEOFFREY B. CALIMUHAYAN

Chief Statistical Specialist

CBB