This manual on Animal Husbandry Statistics is one of series of manuals on statistical indicators proposed to be brought out by the CSO. The basic purpose of this manual is to provide the users of Animal Husbandry data with a ready to use reference guide on methodological aspects of data (metadata) on Animal Husbandry based on harmonised concepts ad methodologies that facilitate international comparison and help in aggregation of statistics to derive meaningful conclusions. The other purpose of this manual is to provide the statistical offices both at the national and state levels with guidelines in the compilation of Animal Husbandry data.