AKIPRESS.COM - Mongolia started a nationwide campaign to count the livestock population.

Livestock commissions in Mongolia's provinces led by local governments will collect the census data.

The annual livestock census helps evaluate and assess Mongolia's livestock industry, and census data is used for macro-level evaluations of the policy and resources.

The number of livestock in Mongolia totaled 61.5 million in 2016, according to Gogo news agency.

Mongolia conducts livestock census since 1918.