Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Livestock Feed
The Google product category ID for Livestock Feed is 505821. It sits under Animal Husbandry and has 5 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 5 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 505821
- Direct subcategories
- 5
- Categories below it in total
- 5
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 3
- Parent category
- Animal Husbandry
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Livestock Feed is the largest of the 4 categories under Animal Husbandry, with 5 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Livestock FeedCattle Feed
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Cattle Feed (543545) on level 5: Livestock Feed › Cattle Feed. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livestock Feeders & Waterers | 6990 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Livestock Halters | 499946 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egg Incubators | 499997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Livestock Feed — this page | 505821 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (505821) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry > Livestock Feed"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 5 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 505821 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry > Livestock Feed |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 505821, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Livestock Feed
5 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 5 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Livestock Feed continues any further, so one of those 5 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Livestock Feed
What is the Google product category ID for Livestock Feed?
505821. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry > Livestock Feed", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Livestock Feed or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Livestock Feed has 5 directly below it, starting with Cattle Feed (543545), Chicken Feed (543544), Goat & Sheep Feed (543547), and 5 in total further down. 505821 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Livestock Feed sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Animal Husbandry (6991). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Agriculture → Animal Husbandry → Livestock Feed. If your product does not belong under Animal Husbandry, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Livestock Feed is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Animal Husbandry first — there are 3 other categories at this level: Egg Incubators (499997), Livestock Feeders & Waterers (6990), Livestock Halters (499946). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Animal Husbandry (6991) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Livestock Feed?
1 level more. The longest route down from Livestock Feed is Livestock Feed > Cattle Feed, ending at Cattle Feed (543545) on level 5. Not every branch below Livestock Feed runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Livestock Feed compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 4 at its level, carrying 5 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Livestock Feed and Livestock Feeders & Waterers?
They sit side by side under Animal Husbandry and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Livestock Feed is 505821; Livestock Feeders & Waterers is 6990. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Business & Industrial > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry > Livestock Feed" with "Business & Industrial > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry > Livestock Feeders & Waterers" before you submit.
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