NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Tabulations only Geography Global Coverage type Global Time period covered 01/1961 - present Data type Administrative data Summary The database is part of the FAOSTAT website, and can be searched by country, year, stocks, and animals. For the units of live animals, stocks are given in heads with the exception of beehives given by number and poultry, birds, and rabbits given by 1000 heads. Keywords Livestock Citation Contributors Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Publisher Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Suggested citation Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAOSTAT Production - Live Animals. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 6, 2018