June 13, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Livestock, hunting and fishing includes raising (farming) and breeding of all animals, breeding support services, such as stud services, farm animal boarding and care. It also includes fishery and aquaculture, covering the use of fishery resources from marine, brackish or freshwater environments, with the goal of capturing or gathering fish, crustaceans, mollusks and other marine organisms and products (e.g. aquatic plants, pearls, sponges). There are also included activities which are normally integrated in the process of production for own account (e.g. seeding oysters for pearl production). Hunting refers to hunting and trapping on a commercial basis, taking of animals (dead or alive) for food, fur, skin, or for use in research and zoos. KPIs focus on the resources consumed to feed the animals, outputs of their use and breeding-related aspects. (more…)