Mapping the Global Distribution of Livestock

Livestock contributes directly to the livelihoods and food security of almost a billion people and affects the diet and health of many more. With estimated standing populations of 1.43 billion cattle, 1.87 billion sheep and goats, 0.98 billion pigs, and 19.60 billion chickens, reliable and accessible information on the distribution and abundance of livestock is needed for a many reasons. These include analyses of the social and economic aspects of the livestock sector; the environmental impacts of livestock such as the production and management of waste, greenhouse gas emissions and livestock-related land-use change; and large-scale public health and epidemiological investigations. The Gridded Livestock of the…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• US
  United States Agency for International Development
• LK
  Li Ka Shing Foundation
• WT
  Wellcome Trust

  Award: 095066
• UO
  University of Oxford
• FD
  Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
• DF
  Department for International Development
• CO
  Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
• NI
  National Institutes of Health

  Award: 1R56TW009502-01
• FI
  Fogarty International Center

  Award: 1R56TW009502