Summary information
Study title
Livestock in Germany, 1873 to 2000.
Creator
Statistisches Bundesamt
Study number / PID
ZA8308, Version 1.0.0 (GESIS)
10.4232/1.8308 (DOI)
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Abstract
This datacompilation covers selective results of livestock-census of cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, horses, goats and stocks of bees.
The first livestock-census was in 1873. Firstly it was collected in larger time-intervals. Since 1925 the livestock-census was collected annually. Within the framework of the animal production statistics the livestock of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) are collected annually in December. Additionally interim census of cattle and sheep are collected in June and of pigs in April and August.
Only each fourth year gees and stocks of bees are also collected.
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Datatables in HISTAT (research- and downloadsystem Historical Statistics):
A. German Empire (Deutsches Reich):
- Livestock of the German Empire (1873-1940)
- Livestock of the German Empire, according to Ernst Wagemann (1873-1934)
B. German Empire, former Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), Germany:
- Livestock of Germany (1873-2000)
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Methodology
Data collection period
1873 - 2000
Country
Germany
Time dimension
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Sources: Published Data of the official statistics: Statistical Office of the German Reich, Berlin; Federal statistical office of Germany, Wiesbaden.
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Publisher
GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences
Publication year
2008
Terms of data access
A - Data and documents are released for academic research and teaching.
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