Other birds, live

1. Scope and Applicability

Cover living, species-qualified birds in residual CPC 02194, including pigeons, quail, partridges and pheasants at a documented breeder or lawful capture gate. Birds of prey and psittacines qualify only with species-specific authorization and legitimate provenance. Exclude chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks and guinea fowl; ostriches, emus and rheas; eggs, dead birds, meat and buyer transport. Classification does not grant a protected-species trade permit.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.agriculture-forestry-and-fishery-products.live-animals-and-animal-products-excluding-meat.other-birds
classification_refs	CPC 3.0 02194
covered_products	Living eligible other birds with identified species and documented source
excluded_products	Separately classified poultry and ratites including rhea; eggs, meat, dead birds and downstream transport
representative_product	One kg measured live mass of one declared eligible species at source gate
production_route	Managed breeder/aviary rearing or independently lawful live capture, mutually exclusive per lot
market_state	Alive, unprocessed and accepted at the actual source gate

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Species-qualified living other birds
How much	1 kg measured live mass, with head count
How well	Declared species, age/sex class, health, live condition and lawful source
How long or cycle	Declared rearing cohort or capture campaign and shared-service periods
reference_flow_link	live_handover

Field	Value
Reference amount	1
Reference product flow	Species-qualified live other birds
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Mass unit group 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	Species/taxon; residual classification; source route; jurisdiction and lawful provenance; count; mass; sex/age class; health; cohort/campaign; handover gate

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
m_live	Live reference and transfers	Mass	kg	Weigh each actual live lot by species and class, and reconcile count; no universal kg/bird factor.
m_period	Cohorts, campaigns and shared assets	Time	declared period	Link stock, input, mortality, output and shared service to actual period and phase.
m_energy	Fuel and electricity cards	Energy or mass	kWh or kg	Keep each actual carrier in its native unit; convert fuel to kWh-equivalent only for the provisional QA screen using a disclosed supplier calorific value, never as an invented fixed exchange.
inventory_reference_normalization	all inventory rows	Actual flow property	exchange unit per reference flow	The inventory and collection aggregation fields below express final amounts per declared reference flow. Keep all raw collection records, original denominator qualifiers, route/period strata, unit conversions and allocation requirements. For each flow, first obtain its attributable amount in its own numerator unit using the existing rules; then divide by the measured accepted reference-output quantity of the same scope and multiply by the declared reference quantity. Do not mix species, states, gates or incompatible routes; count transfers and shared burdens once. A missing, zero or untraceable accepted-output denominator is a blocking data-quality issue. Keep provisional QA ranges on their explicitly stated bases; they are not conversion factors or production defaults. Compute normalized amount = attributable amount * declared reference quantity / measured accepted reference-output quantity. Apply normalization once only; never divide an already normalized value again.
stage_throughput_linkage	stage records and final package contributions	Actual flow property and its stated raw basis	retain native numerator and stage denominator units	Keep the original lot, event, cohort, period and stage denominators with their units. Reconstruct the attributable numerator A with measured stage quantity Q_stage and documented attribution before final normalization. If a quoted amount a_B corresponds to an explicit stage basis B_stage (for example, 1000 kg), use A = a_B * Q_stage / B_stage. If r_stage is already an intensity in exchange-unit per stage-unit, instead use A = r_stage * Q_stage, with no second division by B_stage. A raw attributable total is used directly. Final contribution = A * declared reference quantity / measured accepted final output. Convert compatible units explicitly and apply each attribution/allocation share exactly once; never treat a quoted amount or intensity as a raw total. Link stage transfers, losses, rejects, stocks, shared services and allocation to the same actual route, period and final-output stratum. For a 1000 kg basis retain 1000 kg explicitly. Do not assume unit yield, equal fresh/dried mass, equal head mass, equal dose quality or interchangeable gates. Missing links, unsupported unit conversion, zero denominators and untraceable allocation block dataset production. Stage-native datasets retain their own stage reference; package contributions are a separate projection.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Managed route: opening/purchased breeding or young birds and prior burden. Capture route: authorized source campaign, without fictional breeder stock.
starting_condition_role	Managed biological stock/upstream Product, or documented lawful capture context.
product_classification_scope	CPC 3.0 02194, after exclusion of other live-bird classes.
recursive_input_rule	Link purchased same-category birds to one upstream dataset; internal transfers are not second sales.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Match purchased birds, feed and energy by supplier, identity, geography and gate; retain capture authorization.
disclosure	Species, legal origin, route, count/mass, cohort/campaign, mortality, co-products, gate and shared-service periods.

Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
b_scope	Every lot	Verify species, residual classification and lawful source. No protected-species commerce follows from a CPC example.	un-cpc-2025; woah-wildlife-2021
b_route	Production source	Managed rearing includes real stock, care and losses; lawful capture includes actual capture, short holding and losses, but no invented breeding. Stop at accepted live source handover.	un-cpc-2025; woah-wildlife-2021
b_shared	Shared assets	Attribute aviary, enclosure, water and handling services to actual consuming nodes and periods once; exclude slaughter and buyer transport.	iso-14044-2006

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
rear	Breed and rear eligible birds	conditional	documented managed source	managed biological production	per kg live-bird handover
capture	Lawfully capture and briefly hold wild birds	conditional	documented lawful wild source; alternative to rearing	independent live capture	per kg live-bird handover
handover	Select, weigh and hand over live birds	required	actual source gate	final live acceptance	per kg live-bird handover

Managed rearing follows breeder stock, feed and period-specific care through live selection; independently sold eggs or feathers are distinct products only at evidenced gates. Lawful capture begins with a documented campaign and live containment, independent of rearing. The final gate checks species, live condition, count and mass. Assign shared aviary or handling infrastructure once by actual node and period.

Process: Breed and rear eligible birds (rear)

Inputs

Product flows

Introduced live breeding or young birds (rear_stock)

Record introduced live breeding or young birds for the actual species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Species-qualified purchased or opening live birds
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weigh introduced birds by species, class and source
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_rear
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Supplied bird drinking and cleaning water (rear_water)

Record supplied bird drinking and cleaning water for the actual species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Supplied husbandry water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Meter water attributable to this node
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_rear
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Electricity at the equipment supply point (rear_energy_electricity)

Collection scope and applicability for rear_energy. The following concrete identities have separate cards and apply only when use or generation is evidenced inside the original process scope. They are not mandatory inputs or a default recipe. Document non-use; missing records are not zero. Add a separate concrete card for any other actual material instead of substituting one of these names or UUIDs. Preserve attribution and boundaries and avoid double counting components included in outsourced services.

Record aviary energy supply for the actual species, state and gate. Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Retain the electricity supply point, fuel grade, density and heating-value basis. Distinguish purchased heat from on-site fuel conversion without counting its input fuel again.

• Selected flow: Alternating current 455f0ef5-6118-4f2b-a3f5-1f75e0afe3ca
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_rear and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_rear
• Sources: fao-agricultural-energy

This binding is alternating current at the use point with supply technology, voltage and provider unspecified. Confirm actual AC supply; DC requires a different identity. The database reference is 1 MJ: preserve meter kWh and convert once using 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ when linking reference quantities. Internal generation links to its foreground generator, without an additional purchased-electricity burden.

Diesel fuel supplied to equipment (rear_energy_diesel)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Retain the electricity supply point, fuel grade, density and heating-value basis. Distinguish purchased heat from on-site fuel conversion without counting its input fuel again.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel 9d258d75-6792-4f1c-9856-81602ed8f816
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_rear and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_rear
• Sources: fao-agricultural-energy

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Reared live birds entering handover (rear_live)

Record reared live birds entering handover for the actual species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Species-qualified reared live birds
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weigh live internal transfer once
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_rear
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Independently sold eggs (rear_eggs)

Record independently sold eggs only when actually present for the specified species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Species-qualified eggs actually sold
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weigh separately sold eggs at their own egg gate
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_rear
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Independently sold feathers (rear_feathers)

Record independently sold feathers only when actually present for the specified species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Species-qualified feathers actually sold
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weigh separately sold feathers at their own feather gate
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_rear
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Dead birds from rearing (rear_deaths)

Record dead birds from rearing only when actually present for the specified species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Dead birds from managed cohort
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Count and weigh deaths by period and disposal route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_losses
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Spent litter from rearing (rear_litter_waste)

Record spent litter from rearing only when actually present for the specified species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Spent bird-housing litter for actual waste route
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weigh spent litter leaving the managed node
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_losses
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Manure biogenic methane to air (review_rear_manure_ch4)

Calculate actual atmospheric release by manure system, climate, residence time and volatile-solids activity. Reconcile captured, destroyed or oxidised methane; produced methane is not automatically emitted methane. Applies only to the operated rear node; preserve its existing route and period conditions. A dataset must resolve actual activity, method applicability and an evidence-based range or physical bound for this pathway before treating the inventory as complete. Missing evidence is not zero or not_applicable. A verified substance/origin/compartment UUID is still required for a final bound exchange.

• Selected flow: Methane, biogenic, to air (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg CH4
• Amount rule: Calculate the pathway total for this node and period, apply the existing allocation and stage_throughput_linkage, then inventory_reference_normalization exactly once to the measured final accepted reference output.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_pathway_emissions
• Sources: review-ipcc-livestock-2019

Direct manure nitrous oxide to air (review_rear_direct_n2o)

Use the actual manure-management nitrogen pathway. Keep storage/treatment distinct from field application and grazing deposition, which require a managed-soil method and an explicitly assigned inventory responsibility. Applies only to the operated rear node; preserve its existing route and period conditions. A dataset must resolve actual activity, method applicability and an evidence-based range or physical bound for this pathway before treating the inventory as complete. Missing evidence is not zero or not_applicable. A verified substance/origin/compartment UUID is still required for a final bound exchange.

• Selected flow: Nitrous oxide to air (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg N2O
• Amount rule: Calculate the pathway total for this node and period, apply the existing allocation and stage_throughput_linkage, then inventory_reference_normalization exactly once to the measured final accepted reference output.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_pathway_emissions
• Sources: review-ipcc-livestock-2019

Indirect manure nitrogen-derived nitrous oxide to air (review_rear_indirect_n2o)

Calculate attributable indirect N2O from documented manure N volatilisation/deposition and leaching/runoff pathways where applicable. Keep separate from direct N2O and reconcile any nitrogen-fate calculation already included downstream or in the chosen background/impact model. Applies only to the operated rear node; preserve its existing route and period conditions. A dataset must resolve actual activity, method applicability and an evidence-based range or physical bound for this pathway before treating the inventory as complete. Missing evidence is not zero or not_applicable. A verified substance/origin/compartment UUID is still required for a final bound exchange.

• Selected flow: Nitrous oxide to air (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg N2O
• Amount rule: Calculate the pathway total for this node and period, apply the existing allocation and stage_throughput_linkage, then inventory_reference_normalization exactly once to the measured final accepted reference output.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_pathway_emissions
• Sources: review-ipcc-livestock-2019

Manure ammonia to air (review_rear_nh3)

Use actual species, housing/storage conditions and a justified nitrogen-flow method. Track total N and ammoniacal N by stage; a generic volatilised-N estimate is not automatically NH3 because it may include other nitrogen species. Applies only to the operated rear node; preserve its existing route and period conditions. A dataset must resolve actual activity, method applicability and an evidence-based range or physical bound for this pathway before treating the inventory as complete. Missing evidence is not zero or not_applicable. A verified substance/origin/compartment UUID is still required for a final bound exchange.

• Selected flow: Ammonia to air (UUID unresolved)
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg NH3
• Amount rule: Calculate the pathway total for this node and period, apply the existing allocation and stage_throughput_linkage, then inventory_reference_normalization exactly once to the measured final accepted reference output.
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_pathway_emissions
• Sources: review-eea-manure-2023

Process: Lawfully capture and briefly hold wild birds (capture)

Inputs

Product flows

Water supplied during actual short holding (capture_water)

Record water supplied during actual short holding only when actually present for the specified species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Actual supplied holding water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Meter water if short holding is used
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_capture
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Electricity at the equipment supply point (capture_energy_electricity)

Collection scope and applicability for capture_energy. The following concrete identities have separate cards and apply only when use or generation is evidenced inside the original process scope. They are not mandatory inputs or a default recipe. Document non-use; missing records are not zero. Add a separate concrete card for any other actual material instead of substituting one of these names or UUIDs. Preserve attribution and boundaries and avoid double counting components included in outsourced services.

Record capture and holding energy for the actual species, state and gate. Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Retain the electricity supply point, fuel grade, density and heating-value basis. Distinguish purchased heat from on-site fuel conversion without counting its input fuel again.

• Selected flow: Alternating current 455f0ef5-6118-4f2b-a3f5-1f75e0afe3ca
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_capture and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_capture
• Sources: fao-agricultural-energy

This binding is alternating current at the use point with supply technology, voltage and provider unspecified. Confirm actual AC supply; DC requires a different identity. The database reference is 1 MJ: preserve meter kWh and convert once using 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ when linking reference quantities. Internal generation links to its foreground generator, without an additional purchased-electricity burden.

Diesel fuel supplied to equipment (capture_energy_diesel)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Retain the electricity supply point, fuel grade, density and heating-value basis. Distinguish purchased heat from on-site fuel conversion without counting its input fuel again.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel 9d258d75-6792-4f1c-9856-81602ed8f816
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_capture and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_capture
• Sources: fao-agricultural-energy

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Captured live birds entering handover (capture_live)

Record captured live birds entering handover for the actual species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Species-qualified lawfully captured live birds
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Count and weigh retained live birds at short-holding exit
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_capture
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Capture or holding mortality (capture_deaths)

Record capture or holding mortality for the actual species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Dead birds from lawful capture campaign
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record death event, species, count and mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_losses
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Select, weigh and hand over live birds (handover)

Inputs

Product flows

Live birds received for acceptance (handover_in)

Record live birds received for acceptance for the actual species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Actual live bird transfer from one source node
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Match one rearing or capture lot to acceptance
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_handover
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted live other birds (live_handover)

Record accepted live other birds for the actual species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

Raw reference-output records: Weigh living accepted lot; reference is one kg Preserve the measured accepted lot quantity and every required qualifier. The amount below is the normalized reference exchange, not an assertion that a physical lot contains only one unit.

• Selected flow: Species-qualified live other birds
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: 1 kg
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_handover
• Range: Reference mass consistency
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
  • Sources: iso-14044-2006

Waste flows

Birds dead before acceptance (handover_deaths)

Record birds dead before acceptance for the actual species, state and gate.

Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover

• Selected flow: Dead rejected bird material
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Record mass and disposal; do not count as live output
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_losses
• Range: Provisional non-negative QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100000
  • Unit: kg/kg live-bird handover
  • Basis: per kg final live-bird handover
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
a_outputs	Independent product sales	Distinguish live birds from independently sold eggs or feathers at their own gate. Prefer process separation and causal attribution; if inseparable, allocate shared burdens by measured same-period economic value with price evidence. Unsold residues and deaths are waste, not co-products.	iso-14044-2006
a_period	Cohorts and campaigns	Attribute stock, replacement, input and output to observed cohort/campaign and service period; reconcile opening/closing stock and never charge replacement twice.	iso-14044-2006
a_shared	Shared assets and services	Allocate common aviary, water or handling service by metered consumption or measured use time for each node and period; disclose any proxy and prevent a second charge.	iso-14044-2006

Concrete cards do not inherit numerical ranges from the former aggregate card. Determine quantities from original records, stock/meter reconciliation and the declared reference flow; no default quantity or numeric screen is supplied without evidence matching the identity, unit, period and boundary. Missing range evidence is a quality disclosure, not zero use or proof of completeness.

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Specific input identification before dataset completion

Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.

requirement_id	collection_protocol_id	Preserved collection scope
rear_feed_specific_input	cp_rear	Operation rear: Record feed for the managed bird cohort for the actual species, state and gate. Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover Original quantity method: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using reconciled feed-supply records that retain in-boundary losses and their production burden.
capture_consumables_specific_input	cp_capture	Operation capture: Record single-use capture and holding consumables only when actually present for the specified species, state and gate. Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover Original quantity method: Count or weigh consumed material, excluding reusable gear

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_rear	rear	stock, feed, utilities and outputs	cohort ledger, invoices, meters and scale	species, class, source, count, mass, feed, water, energy, period, independent sales	reconcile each event and opening/closing stock; Raw aggregation requirements: Use calc_feed_supply_and_intake to distinguish supplied feed carrying production burden, actual intake and losses; preserve all native stock and period records, then normalize the attributable quantity once to accepted final output. rear_feed_specific_input: Operation rear: Record feed for the managed bird cohort for the actual species, state and gate. Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover Original quantity method: Calculate the attributable final-package exchange under inventory_reference_normalization and stage_throughput_linkage using reconciled feed-supply records that retain in-boundary losses and their production burden. Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.	kg; bird; kWh	event and period	full cohort	breeder site	per reference flow	invoice, calibrated scale, meter, sale record; traceable numerator, accepted reference-output denominator and normalization worksheet
cp_capture	capture	lawful capture, energy and live transfer	permit and campaign log	permit, species, site, dates, count captured/released/dead, mass, energy	authorized event record and weighing; Raw aggregation requirements: sum only retained live birds. Apply the existing route, period, conversion and allocation rules; retain raw totals and the measured accepted reference-output denominator for the same scope. Perform final normalization exactly once; do not divide an already normalized amount again. capture_consumables_specific_input: Operation capture: Record single-use capture and holding consumables only when actually present for the specified species, state and gate. Denominator and scope requirements：per kg final live-bird handover Original quantity method: Count or weigh consumed material, excluding reusable gear Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.	kg; bird; kWh	each campaign	full campaign	capture site	per reference flow	permission and custody chain; traceable numerator, accepted reference-output denominator and normalization worksheet
cp_handover	handover	live acceptance	acceptance and scale log	species, source lot, count, mass, condition, gate, date	weigh and inspect actual living lot; Raw aggregation requirements: sum accepted live mass by species. Apply the existing route, period, conversion and allocation rules; retain raw totals and the measured accepted reference-output denominator for the same scope. Perform final normalization exactly once; do not divide an already normalized amount again.	kg; bird	each lot	source-gate period	each source gate	per reference flow	scale, health and provenance record; traceable numerator, accepted reference-output denominator and normalization worksheet
cp_losses	rear; capture; handover	mortality	death and disposition log	species, count, mass, stage, date, route	record death at occurrence; Raw aggregation requirements: exclude from live acceptance. Apply the existing route, period, conversion and allocation rules; retain raw totals and the measured accepted reference-output denominator for the same scope. Perform final normalization exactly once; do not divide an already normalized amount again.	kg; bird	each event	full cohort/campaign	actual node	per reference flow	loss and disposal record; traceable numerator, accepted reference-output denominator and normalization worksheet
cp_pathway_emissions	rear	pathway-specific gases and manure N/C	herd, feed, manure, field and method ledger	species/class; animal-days; intake/DM/digestibility; volatile solids; manure N/TAN; system shares; climate; storage time; fertiliser N; grazing; volatilisation/leaching; methane recovery; factor source/unit; final accepted output ; collected manure wet mass; dry matter; destination	collect primary activity by node and period, document parameter applicability, retain each pathway worksheet and any linked treatment/pasture dataset Retain raw totals and normalize attributed quantities once to the measured accepted final reference output.	animal-day; kg DM; kg VS; kg N; kg CH4; kg N2O; kg NH3	each operating period and management change	complete represented cohort and service period	actual operated nodes only	per reference flow	meter/analysis records, nitrogen cascade, method and factor evidence, no-duplication ledger
cp_feed_supply_and_intake	rear	Feed supply, intake and loss	stock, receipt, issue and loss ledger	feed identity/source; cohort/phase; period; opening/closing stock; receipts; on-site provision; unused returns/transfers; uneaten/spoiled mass and destination; as-fed/DM; actual intake; burden owner; accepted final output	Reconcile matched stock, scales, ration/forage estimates and disposal records under calc_feed_supply_and_intake. Keep raw totals and stage denominators; assign production and treatment burden once, then normalize to accepted final output.	kg as-fed; kg DM	each issue and period close	complete represented cohort/period	actual operated feeding nodes	per reference flow	stock and supplier records; moisture evidence; loss and no-duplication reconciliation
cp_manure_n2o_coverage	rear	Direct and indirect manure/soil N2O coverage	pathway N ledger and method worksheet	species/class; period; excreted N; stage stocks/transfers; system shares; volatilised NH3-N/NOx-N; leached/runoff N; application/grazing N; factor source, unit and applicability; direct/indirect components; receiving medium; linked process and assigned card; accepted final output	Retain raw stage N and component calculations under calc_manure_n2o_coverage, matched to actual operation and existing manure protocols. Document unsupported or inapplicable paths and coverage boundaries; normalize attributable N2O once.	kg N; kg N2O	each reporting period and management change	complete represented management period	actual operated and explicitly linked nodes	per reference flow	N balance, factor unit/applicability, component-to-card and no-duplication worksheet

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
c_balance	Source and handover	Reconcile opening + born/purchased/captured - released - dead - closing = transferred count, by species and period; reconcile measured mass separately.	dated cohort/campaign and scale records	count and mass balance	woah-transport
c_normalize	Each inventory	Divide attributed input or output by accepted live kg; never use a species-free kg/bird conversion.	attributed amount and accepted mass	per kg live output	iso-14044-2006
c_shared	Shared service	Sum node/period shares to the one measured total; no duplicate service attribution.	meter and use ledger	attributed service	iso-14044-2006
calc_pathway_emissions	rear	Use species- and management-compatible methods and retain disaggregated pathway totals. Convert N2O-N to N2O by 44/28 and NH3-N to NH3 by 17/14 exactly once; already molecular masses are not reconverted. Check methane against the documented available-carbon/methane-potential balance and nitrogen losses against each stage's available N. Indirect formation from previously volatilised N is a downstream transformation, not a second source-stage N loss. Attribute and normalize once; do not duplicate linked treatment or fate-model emissions. Use matched raw-period quantities before allocation for physical screens: CH4 mass × 12/16 must not exceed the carbon available to the represented pathway; source-stage NH3 mass × 14/17 plus direct N2O mass × 28/44 and other source N losses must not exceed that stage's available N, after accounting for stocks and transfers. Bound each indirect N2O-N calculation by its documented volatilised or leached N precursor, not by subtracting that downstream transformation again from the source ledger. These are conservation checks, not emission factors or an empirical per-product range.	cp_pathway_emissions	kg named compound per final reference flow	review-ipcc-livestock-2019; review-eea-manure-2023; review-ipcc-soils-2019
calc_feed_supply_and_intake	rear_feed	Feed supply used by the represented operation = opening feed stock + receipts + on-site feed entering the operation - closing feed stock - documented unused returns or transfers out. Retain in-boundary spoilage, refusals and discarded leftovers in that supply. Actual intake = that supply - measured uneaten/discarded losses, after matching moisture/DM and period; use intake only for nutrition/metabolism. Opening stock retains its prior burden and is not another purchase. Trace any unused return or transfer and its burden destination; no automatic substitution credit. Attribute production once, through either the purchased-feed dataset or the represented on-site crop/collection node, never both for the same feed. Include actual waste treatment and manure contributions once, not as a second feed-production burden.	cp_feed_supply_and_intake	separate feed supply, intake and loss quantities, in matched as-fed/DM units	fao-feed-loss-accounting-2018
calc_manure_n2o_coverage	review_rear_direct_n2o; review_rear_indirect_n2o	For each actual manure stage, calculate direct N2O, volatilisation/deposition-derived indirect N2O, and applicable leaching/runoff-derived indirect N2O separately with documented species/system activity and factor basis. Convert N2O-N to molecular N2O by 44/28 once; do not reconvert molecular masses. Retain component worksheets. Where an existing N2O card covers both direct and indirect emissions, report their non-overlapping sum; where separate direct/indirect cards exist, assign each component once to its matching card and never also report the sum. Pasture deposition and land application use the managed-soil method, not a manure-storage factor. Assign foreground versus linked treatment/pasture coverage explicitly; a manure export does not erase earlier emissions, and already covered downstream emissions are not repeated. Account for stock, transfers and previous N losses in the nitrogen cascade; indirect N2O is a downstream transformation of its precursor, not a second source-stage N loss. Normalize attributed molecular masses once to the accepted reference output. Document inapplicability; absent pathway data are not zero.	cp_manure_n2o_coverage	kg molecular N2O by pathway and assigned existing card	review-ipcc-livestock-2019; review-ipcc-soils-2019
chemical_species_mass_accounting	elementary_nutrient_emissions	Final elementary exchanges use the mass of the identified substance and one actual receiving compartment. Keep nutrient/activity ledgers separate: species-specific N2O-N × 44/28 gives N2O, NH3-N × 17/14 gives NH3, nitrate-N × 62/14 gives nitrate, and phosphate-P × 95/31 gives phosphate. If the selected flow is elemental phosphorus instead, report kg P and convert phosphate mass by 31/95 only when that species basis is evidenced. Apply a conversion exactly once only when the method output is on the elemental basis; measured compound mass is not reconverted. Total nutrient losses cannot be assigned to a single species without a supported split, and residual/retained soil nutrient is not an emission. Keep direct/indirect pathway ledgers and avoid repeating a pathway already included in the chosen method or upstream inventory. Factor uncertainty ranges screen factors on their stated basis, not final compound amounts or admissible site emissions. Normalize the attributable compound mass once using the accepted reference quantity and the matched measured output. Unknown activity, identity or compartment remains an evidence gap and blocks a completeness claim.	cp_pathway_emissions; species-specific activity ledger, method pathway and factor basis, matched accepted output	Identity-specific exchanges and reconciled activity records

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
q_species	Each lot	Identify species, residual code and legitimate source before inventory assembly.	species and custody/permit record
q_live	Reference	Accepted output must be alive and have reconciled count and measured mass.	scale, health and mortality logs
q_period	Multi-period and shared service	Explain stock changes, phase boundaries and shared-use fractions.	cohort/campaign and service ledgers
q_identity	Concrete exchange	Resolve each unbound card or unresolved input to compatible, verified flow/property/unit identity before release.	candidate/detail/support verification

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
v_scope	Every lot	Reject separated poultry/ratites, dead output, missing species or source, and unauthorized protected-species trade.	un-cpc-2025; woah-wildlife-2021
v_balance	Source and gate	Reconcile birds born, purchased, captured, released, transferred, dead and closing by species and period; no internal transfer as second sale.	woah-transport
v_outputs	Multi-output cohort	Check independent product gates, allocation method, period alignment and no allocation to waste.	iso-14044-2006
v_shared	Shared service	Check actual consumers, periods and fraction sum against one measured burden.	iso-14044-2006
v_binding	Concrete exchange	No unresolved UUID or conditional flow identities alone is a final flow identity; verify type, species/state, property/unit and gate.	un-cpc-2025
v_pathway_emission_coverage	rear	Require a pathway coverage ledger for enteric CH4 where biologically applicable, manure CH4, direct/indirect N2O, NH3 and relevant field emissions. Every pathway needs a measured/calculated value, a named linked process with matching coverage, or supported inapplicability; absent data cannot become zero. Keep wild life before capture outside managed husbandry, assess actual managed holding separately, and retain species-specific evidence.	review-ipcc-livestock-2019; review-ipcc-soils-2019; review-eea-manure-2023
v_foreground_emission_responsibility	Actual operated nodes and linked services	Record responsibility for on-site fuel combustion and refrigerant leakage when applicable: either quantified foreground emissions or a named linked process explicitly covering them, never merely a fuel-supply or electricity-production input. Assess special-taxon biological and residue emissions using species/route evidence, without a generic livestock factor. Identify any unresolved pathway and withhold a completeness claim; document supported absence and prevent duplicate upstream/downstream accounting.
v_feed_supply_intake_separation	All feed inputs	Reject an upstream feed inventory reduced by in-boundary refusal, spoilage or discarded leftovers without retaining their production burden. Reconcile supply, intake, stock, transfers and loss destinations under calc_feed_supply_and_intake. Do not reuse intake as supplied feed, assume zero-burden on-site feed or grant automatic avoided-product credits.	fao-feed-loss-accounting-2018
v_manure_n2o_coverage	Applicable manure and managed-soil N pathways	Require explicit direct and indirect pathway coverage, stage N balances and molecular-mass conversion. Map each component to an existing N2O card or an explicitly covering linked process once under calc_manure_n2o_coverage. Missing indirect-pathway evidence prevents a completeness claim; no default zero or duplicate aggregate-plus-components.	review-ipcc-livestock-2019; review-ipcc-soils-2019

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Species- and source-qualified live-bird foreground dataset
downstream_use	Reviewed secondary/background dataset, process and lifecycle-model projection after concrete identity resolution
allowed_use	Matching species, lawful source, route, condition and source gate
excluded_use	Other poultry, ratites, dead birds, slaughter, buyer transport or cross-species averages
required_metadata	Species, provenance, jurisdiction, route, count, mass, health, cohort/campaign, gate, co-product and allocation record
required_quality_disclosure	Mortality, provisional QA Ranges, shared-service proxies, missing measurement and unresolved identities
update_trigger	Species, gate, law, husbandry, UUID verification or material evidence change

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
un-cpc-2025	official_guidance	UN CPC 3.0 explanatory notes	Bird boundary and exclusions
woah-wildlife-2021	official_guidance	WOAH wildlife trade review	Lawful provenance and wildlife-source caution
woah-transport	official_guidance	WOAH land animal transport chapter	Live fitness and handling questions where applicable
iso-14044-2006	standard	ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines	Allocation consistency
review-ipcc-livestock-2019	official_guidance	IPCC 2019 Refinement, Volume 4, Chapter 10: Emissions from Livestock and Manure Management	Species and pathway applicability; CH4 and N2O method selection, not universal emission factors
review-eea-manure-2023	official_guidance	EMEP/EEA Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Guidebook 2023, 3.B Manure Management	NH3 nitrogen-flow method; verify actual species, management and geographical applicability before adopting parameters
review-ipcc-soils-2019	official_guidance	IPCC 2019 Refinement, Volume 4, Chapter 11: N2O Emissions from Managed Soils	Managed-soil direct and indirect nitrogen pathways and boundary reconciliation
fao-feed-loss-accounting-2018	official_guidance	FAO 2018, Environmental performance of pig supply chains, section 11.2.2	Feed supply versus intake and waste burden, not animal parameters. Applying this accounting principle to the declared taxon is this PCR's methodological choice; no pig diet or emission factor is transferred.
fao-agricultural-energy	official_guidance	FAO Energy demand and consumption in African agriculture, Annex C case-study results, https://www.fao.org/4/v9766e/v9766e08.htm	conditional concrete identities and method context; does not establish site use or quantities