New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it will conduct the 21st livestock census during the September-December period using mobile technology as it aims to collect comprehensive data on various animal species across the country.

The enumeration will cover all villages and urban wards and will count animals of various species including cattle, buffalo, mithun, yak, sheep, goat, pig, horse, pony, mule, donkey, camel, dog, rabbit and elephant. Will go. Also poultry birds like chicken, duck and other poultry birds which are present in households, domestic enterprises and non-domestic enterprises.

An official statement said the animals will be counted at their site with details of their breed, age and gender.

A workshop and training on pilot survey for the 21st Livestock Census was held at Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, where ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) presented the latest state-wise breed lists for various species and helped in identifying Highlighted the techniques for. Breeding in the field.

The government said the data obtained from the census will be used for the implementation of various programs in the livestock sector as well as the National Indicator Framework (NIF) of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).