Schema

Animal

Type: Blank Node

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A type of animal present during the Cycle. Adding multiple blank nodes of this type specifies the herd composition or describes a polyculture system. Use properties to add information describing each animal type, such as Liveweight per head, liveweight gain, age, mortality rate, or pregnancy rate total. Use practices to specify Practices specific to each animal type such as the animal breed.

Field Type Required Definition
term Term Yes

A reference to the Term describing the Animal.
description string No

A description of the Animal type.
referencePeriod string Yes

  • The data are a time-weighted average over the Cycle. The default value.
  • The data describe the Animal at the start of Cycle.
  • The data describe the Animal at the end of Cycle.

Possible values are: average, start of Cycle, end of Cycle

Defaults to: average
value number No

The number of Animals per functionalUnit.

sd number No

The standard deviation of value.
min number No

The minimum of value.
max number No

The maximum of value.
statsDefinition string No

What the descriptive statistics (sd, min, max, and value) are calculated across, or whether they are simulated or the output of a model. spatial refers to descriptive statistics calculated across spatial units (e.g., pixels) within a region or country. time refers to descriptive statistics calculated across units of time (e.g., hours).

Possible values are: sites, cycles, replications, other observations, time, spatial, regions, simulated, modelled
observations number No

The number of observations the descriptive statistics are calculated over, if different from the numberOfCycles specified in Cycle.

price number No

The price of the Animal. The price should be expressed per animal. The currency must be specified.

currency string No

The three letter currency code in ISO 4217 format.

methodClassification string No

A classification of the method used to acquire or estimate the term and value. Overrides the defaultMethodClassification specified in the Cycle. methodClassification should be specified separately for properties (see Property), inputs (see Input) and practices (see Practice).

  • physical measurement means the amount is quantified using weighing, volume measurement, metering, chemical methods, or other physical approaches.
  • verified survey data means the data are initially collected through surveys; all or a subset of the data are verified using physical methods; and erroneous survey data are discarded or corrected.
  • non-verified survey data means the data are collected through surveys that have not been subjected to verification.
  • modelled means a previously calibrated model is used to estimate this data point from other data points describing this Cycle.
  • estimated with assumptions means a documented assumption is used to estimate this data point from other data points describing this Cycle.
  • consistent external sources means the data are taken from external datasets referring to different producers/enterprises:
    • Using the same technology (defined as the same System or the same key Practices as those specified in the Cycle);
    • At the same date (defined as occurring within the startDate and endDate of the Cycle); and
    • In the same region or country.
    Modelling or assumptions may have also been used to transform these data.
  • inconsistent external sources means the data are taken from external datasets referring to different producers/enterprises:
    • Using a different technology (defined as a different System or using different key Practices to those specified in the Cycle);
    • At a different date (defined as occurring within the startDate and endDate of the Cycle); or
    • In a different region or country.
    Modelling or assumptions may have also been used to transform these data.
  • expert opinion means the data have been estimated by experts in the field.
  • unsourced assumption means the data do not have a clear source and/or are based on assumptions only.

Possible values are: physical measurement, verified survey data, non-verified survey data, modelled, estimated with assumptions, consistent external sources, inconsistent external sources, expert opinion, unsourced assumption
methodClassificationDescription string No

A justification of the methodClassification used. If the data were estimated with assumptions this field should also describe the assumptions. This is a required field if methodClassification is specified.

source Source No

A reference to the Source of these data, if different from the defaultSource of the Cycle.

properties List[Property] No

A list of Properties of the Animal type, which would override any default properties specified in the term.

properties cannot be duplicated. The following fields determine whether a Property is unique: term.@id, key.@id, date, startDate, endDate

inputs List[Input] No

The Inputs (e.g., feed or veterinary drugs) per animal.

inputs cannot be duplicated. The following fields determine whether an Input is unique: term.@id, dates, startDate, endDate, transport.@id, operation.@id, country.@id, impactAssessment.id

practices List[Practice] No

The Practices used to describe the system each Animal type is in or to describe management practices specific to each animal type (e.g., the Milk yield per cow (FPCM)).

practices cannot be duplicated. The following fields determine whether a Practice is unique: term.@id, key.@id, dates, startDate, endDate, areaPercent, ownershipStatus

Internal Properties

The following properties are automatically set when data are uploaded to the Hestia platform. If they are included in a file which is uploaded, they will be overwritten.

Field Type Definition
@type string Animal
schemaVersion string

The version of the schema when these data were created.
added array[string]

A list of fields that have been added to the original dataset.
addedVersion array[string]

A list of versions of the model used to add these fields.
updated array[string]

A list of fields that have been updated on the original dataset.
updatedVersion array[string]

A list of versions of the model used to update these fields.
aggregated array[string]

A list of fields that have been 'aggregated' using data from multiple Cycles.
aggregatedVersion array[string]

A list of versions of the aggregation engine corresponding to each aggregated field.

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