The total inventory of Livestock and Poultry in the province of Siquijor increased by 6.92 percent as of January 1, 2021 compared to the inventory of the same period last year from 689,257 heads to 736,962 heads this year. The inventory of Livestock in Siquijor province posted an increase of 4.94 percent as of January 1, 2021 compared to the inventory in the same period last year from 95,986 heads to 100,732 heads while the increase in poultry population was attributed specifically to the increase in native chicken from 576,955 last second quarter of 2020 to 614,886 this year. (Table 1)

The highest contributor to the increase for livestock is swine with 6.56 percent and is followed by cattle with an increase of 4.76 percent. As of January 1, 2021, majority of the increase in inventory of carabao, cattle, goat and swine were raised in backyard farms.

Table1. Livestock and Poultry Inventory by Animal Type in Siquijor, 2nd Semester 2021-2020

Swine shared 52 percent followed by goat, cattle and carabao having a share of 25 percent, 22 percent and 1 percent, respectively.

Meanwhile, native chicken had the largest share in the poultry inventory contributing 98.03 percent while layer, duck and broiler shared only 1.73 percent, 0.22 percent and 0.00 percent, respectively.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The Livestock and Poultry Situation Report presents the performance situation in terms of inventory of livestock and poultry. Data for this special release were collected by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) through the two (2) surveys namely: 1) The Backyard Livestock and Poultry Survey (BLPS) which is conducted quarterly which covers one (1) replicate sample of the Palay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS), and 2) The Commercial Livestock and Poultry Survey (CLPS).

Another survey that supplements the data requirements of the Livestock and Poultry sector is the Compilation of Data from Slaughterhouses and Poultry Dressing Farms (CDSPDP). This is done monthly and utilizes administrative data from Locally Registered Meat Establishments (LRMEs) in the province in coordination with the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) and Meat Inspectors (MIs). Definition of Terms

·Production – refers to the volume of indigenous (locally-raised) animals disposed for slaughter which includes animals exported or shipped-out for slaughter (in “head” and in “liveweight equivalent”)
·Livestock – farm animals kept or raised for consumption, work or leisure. In general, poultry is separated as a distinct group of farm animals. For purposes of census and surveys, livestock covers only those that are tended and raised by an operator.
·Poultry – a collective term for all domesticated avian for the purpose of food consumption, or the carcass of such avian dressed/processed for human consumption.
Animal Inventory – (also Animal Population) – the number of domesticated animals in the head present in the farm at specific reference date.