Backyard Livestock and Poultry Survey

The BLPS sampling frame is based on the results of 2007 Listing of Farm Household (LFH) and 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) for barangays not covered in the 2007 LFH.

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Answer explanation

It's 2017 Listing of Farm Household, not 2007.

Operator C sold three (3) carabaos in the month of January. One was sold in 25 January amounting to PhP 50,000.00 while the other two were sold in 27 January at a total of PhP 60,000.00. What is the average farmgate price of carabao should be considered?

• PhP 60,000.00

• PhP 50,000.00

• PhP 40,000.00

• PhP 30,000.00

Answer explanation

Remember that the farmgate price for carabao is obtained from the last transaction of the reference month and is averaged by heads.

If there are more than three (3) operators in the sample household, choose the operators with highest inventory as of the reference period.

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If the listed name of the household head in the FMF is different from the name provided by the respondent due to error in spelling, or the listed household head no longer exist (deceased or other reasons), the SR should retain what is written in the FMF.

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• FALSE

Answer explanation

You can update the name of the household head in column 15 of the FMF.

What code should be written by the SR in the Result of Final Visit if there were no information gathered from the sample household/respondent?

• Code 1 – Interview completed

• Code 2 – Non-response

• Code 3 – Out of scope

• Code 4 – No information given

If the reason for non-response is either code 4 (Resides outside the Barangay) or code 5 (Unknown in the Locality), the SR shall not secure a barangay certification to confirm the non-existence of the sample household in the barangay.

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Answer explanation

In such cases, the SR SHOULD secure a barangay certification to confirm the non-existence of the sample household in the barangay.

In order to maintain the effective sample size, replacement of samples is done for barangays that are not accessible during the survey operation and for non-responding eligible sample households. The Field Offices (FOs) can request for barangay replacements to Central Office (CO) seven (7) days after the receipt of list of sample barangays.

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Answer explanation

The Field Offices (FOs) can request for barangay replacements to Central Office (CO) within FIVE (5) days after the receipt of list of sample barangays.

The status applicable to be considered as not eligible households is:

• A. Resides outside the barangay

• B. Unknown in the locality

• C. Both A and B

• D. None of the given options

The unit of enumeration for the BLPS is the household with livestock and/or poultry raising activities.

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• FALSE

What code should be written by the SR in the result of final visit if the households are raising gamefowl, and other livestock and poultry animals solely for recreation and amusement?

• Code 1 – Interview completed

• Code 2 – Non-response

• Code 3 – Out of scope

• Code 4 – No information given