Livestock production and agriculture are intrinsically linked to each other, and both crucial for overall food security. Livestock sector is an important livelihood activity for most of the farmers. Marginal, small and semi-medium farmers with average operational holdings of area less than 4 ha own about 87.7% of the livestock of this country. India has vast resource of livestock and poultry (about 65.1 million sheep, 135.1 million goats and about 10.3 million pigs) as per 19th Livestock census. This plays a vital role in improving the socio-economic conditions of rural masses.
Recent Developments National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development The NPBBDD has been formulated by merging four ongoing schemes of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in the dairy sector. These are the National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB), Intensive Dairy Development Programme (IDDP), Strengthening Infrastructure for Quality and Clean Milk Production (SIQ and CMP) and assistance to cooperatives. This has been done to integrate milk production and dairying activities in a scientific and holistic manner for attaining higher levels of milk production and productivity, to meet the increasing demand for milk in the country. Components of the Scheme 1. National Programme for Bovine Breeding
2. National Programme for Dairy Development
3. Rashtriya Gokul Mission
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Species |
Percentage |
Cattle |
37. 28 per cent |
Buffalo |
21.23 per cent |
Sheep |
12. 71 per cent |
Goat |
26.40 per cent |
Pigs |
2.01 per cent |
Others |
0.37 per cent |
Ranking |
Sector |
1st |
Total Livestock Population, Milk Production, Cattle Population, Buffalo Population, Carabeef Production, Goat Milk Production, Total Bovine Population |
2nd |
Goat Population, Bristle Production (a pig industry by-product), Fish Production |
3rd |
Sheep Population, Egg Production |
4th |
Chicken Population |
5th |
Poultry Meat Production, Poultry Production |
8th |
Duck Population |
9th |
Camel Population, Wool Production |
Feature |
State |
Highest milk producing state |
Uttar Pradesh (25,198 L) |
State with highest per capita availability of milk |
Punjab (1075 g) |
State with highest per capita availability of eggs |
Andhra Pradesh (312 eggs) |
Highest meat production |
Uttar Pradesh |
Highest goat meat production |
West Bengal |
Highest poultry and sheep meat production |
Andhra Pradesh |
Highest wool production |
Rajasthan |
Highest indigenous milch cows |
Madhya Pradesh |
Highest Cross-bred or exotic cows |
Tamil Nadu |
Highest number of poultry birds |
Andhra Pradesh |
Highest number of mules |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Highest number of livestock |
Uttar Pradesh |
Highest cattle population |
Madhya Pradesh |
Highest buffalo population |
Uttar Pradesh |
Highest sheep population |
Andhra Pradesh |
Highest goat population |
Rajasthan |
Highest pig population |
Assam |
Highest camel population |
Rajasthan |
Highest mithun population |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Highest yak population |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Highest horses and ponies population |
Uttar Pradesh |
Highest donkey population |
Rajasthan |
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