115210 Support Activities for Animal Production

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing support activities related to raising livestock (e.g., cattle, goats, hogs, horses, poultry, sheep). These establishments may perform one or more of the following: (1) breeding services for animals, including companion animals (e.g., cats, dogs, pet birds); (2) pedigree record services; (3) boarding horses; (4) dairy herd improvement activities; (5) livestock spraying; and (6) sheep dipping and shearing.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Establishments primarily engaged in raising companion animals (e.g., cats, dogs, pet birds) for sale are classified in Industry 112990, All Other Animal Production.
• Equine owners entering horses in racing or other spectator sporting events are classified in U.S. Industry 711219, Other Spectator Sports.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 115210

The Census index assigns these 30 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Animal semen banks
• Artificial insemination services for livestock
• Artificial insemination services for pets
• Boarding horses (except racehorses)
• Branding
• Breeding, animal, services
• Bull testing stations
• Cattle spraying
• Cleaning poultry houses
• Corralling, drovers
• Dairy herd improvement associations
• Equine boarding
• Farriers
• Hoof trimming
• Horses (except racehorses), boarding
• Horses, training (except racehorses)
• Horseshoeing
• Livestock breeding services (except consulting)
• Livestock spraying
• Milk testing for butterfat and milk solids
• Pedigree (i.e., livestock, pets, poultry) record services
• Poultry catching services
• Reproductive flushing services for animals
• Semen collection
• Sexing services for poultry (e.g., separating males/females)
• Sheep dipping and shearing
• Showing of cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, and poultry
• Stud services
• Training horses (except racehorses)
• Vaccinating livestock (except by veterinarians)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 115210

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 115210, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $11 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 0162, 7500), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 01621Farm animal boarding and careUK SIC
• 01629Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.UK SIC
• 75000Veterinary activitiesUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.