India has emerged as the largest producer of milk with 20.17 percent share in total milk production in the world. India accounts for about 5.65 percent of the global egg production and also the largest population of milch animals in the world, with 110 million buffaloes, 133 million goats and 63 million sheep. India’s share in total meat production is 3 percent (APEDA, 2018).
Standings of India in the world
| Rank | 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 Production, Egg Production |
| 4th | Chicken Production |
| 5th | Poultry Meat Production, Poultry Production, Meat production |
| 8th | Duck Production |
| 9th | Camel Population, Wool Production |
Animal Products Statistics
| Commodity | Total Production (per year) | Per Capita Availability | ICMR Recommendations |
| Milk | 176.3 MT | 375 grams/day | 280 grams/day |
| Meat | 7.7 MT | – | 11 kg/year |
| Eggs | 95.2 billion | 74 eggs/year | 182 eggs/year |
| Wool | 41.5 million kg | – | – |
Average Yield per In-Milk Animal in 2017-18
| Type of animal | Average yield |
| Exotic/Cross-bred cow | 7.71 kg/day |
| Indigenous/Non-descript cow | 2.93 kg/day |
| Buffalo | 5.47 kg/day |
| Goat | 0.47 kg/day |
Average Yield per Year per Bird in 2017-18
| Type of bird | Average yield |
| Desi fowl (Backyard) | 107.96 eggs/year |
| Improved fowl (Commercial) | 282.02 eggs/year |
| Desi duck (Backyard) | 109.39 eggs/year |
| Improved duck (Commercial) | 199.84 eggs/year |
Average Yield per Season of Wool in 2017-18
| Type of animal | Average yield per season |
| Ram/Wether | 1.41 kg |
| Ewe | 1.04 kg |
| Lamb | 0.78 kg |
Meat Processing Infrastructure and Related Facts
- Number of regular slaughter houses: 1377
- Number of carcass utilization centres: 09
- Small scale meat retail shops: 25,000
- Abattoirs with meat processing facilities approved by APEDA: 68
- APEDA registered meat processing plants: 32
- APEDA registered stand-alone abattoirs: 11
- Top 5 Carabeef export destinations: Vietnam, Malaysia, Egypt, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. Vietnam accounted for 48 percent of total Indian exports at 840 thousand metric tons followed by Egypt (9.4 percent), Malaysia (9.3 percent), Indonesia (4.6 percent) and Saudi Arabia (4.4 percent).
- Organized poultry sector inn India: 70 per cent
- Poultry Capital of India: Andhra Pradesh
Leading States in India for Livestock Production
| Feature | State |
| Highest milk producing state | Uttar Pradesh |
| State with highest per capita availability of milk | Punjab (1120 g) |
| Highest egg producing state | Andhra Pradesh |
| 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 |
Share of States in Production of Livestock Products
- Largest Share in Total Milk Production in India: Uttar Pradesh (16.5%)
- Second Largest Share in Total Milk Production in India: Rajasthan (12.7%)
- Largest Share in Total Egg Production in India: Andhra Pradesh (18.7%)
- Second Largest Share in Total Egg Production in India: Tamil Nadu (18.3%)
- Largest Share in Total Meat Production in India: Uttar Pradesh (15.0%)
- Second Largest Share in Total Meat Production in India: Maharashtra (12.1%)
- Largest Share Total Wool Production in India: Rajasthan (34.5%)
- Second Largest Share Total Wool Production in India: Jammu & Kashmir (18.1%)
Annual Growth Rate of Livestock Products
| Product | Growth Rate |
| Meat | 3.66 per cent |
| Broiler production | 11 per cent |
| Egg production | 8.03 per cent |
| Milk production | 6.62 per cent |
| Wool production | -4.78 per cent |
Highest Annual Growth Rate of Livestock Products
- Highest growth rate in milk production: Andhra Pradesh (12.7%)
- Highest growth rate in egg production: West Bengal (16.6%)
- Highest growth rate in meat production: Goa (16.70%)
- Highest growth rate in wool production: Bihar (6.13%)
Value Output from Livestock Rearing
| Sector | Percentage of total output |
| Milk and Milk Products | 65.05 per cent |
| Meat and Meat Products | 19.83 per cent |
| Dung | 6.93 per cent |
| Eggs | 3.77 per cent |
| Increment in Livestock | 3.35 per cent |
| Wool and Hair | 0.2 per cent |
Livestock Census
First livestock census in India was conducted as Dairy Cattle Census in 1919.
Livestock Census 2012 was 19th Livestock Census conducted with reference date of 15th October, 2012.
Livestock Census takes place at every five years (Quinquennial)
- Total livestock population: 512.05 million
- Total poultry population: 729.02 million
- Milch animals: 118.59 million
- Total bovine population: 299.99 million
- Total cattle population: 190.90 million
- Total indigenous cattle: 151.17 million
- Total buffalo population: 108.70 million
- Total sheep population: 65.06 million
- Total goat population: 135.17 million
- Total pig population: 10.29 million
- Total camel population: 0.4 million
- Total horses and ponies population: 0.62 million
- Total mules population: 0.19 million
- Total donkey population: 0.32 million
- Total yak population: 0.07 million
- Total mithun population: 0.29 million
- Total elephant population: 22,000
- Total rabbit population: 0.59 million
- Number of animals under Livestock Insurance Scheme of DADF: 842536 (2016-17)
Percentage Distribution of Total Livestock
| 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 |
Species Wise Milk Contribution to Total Milk Production in India
| Species | Percentage of Total Milk |
| Buffalo indigenous | 35 per cent |
| Buffalo non-descript | 14 per cent |
| Cow indigenous | 10 per cent |
| Cow non-descript | 10 per cent |
| Cow cross-bred | 26 per cent |
| Cow exotic | 1 per cent |
| Goat | 4 per cent |
Species Wise Egg Contribution to Total Egg Production in India
| Species | Percentage of Total Eggs |
| Improved fowl | 86.99 per cent |
| Desi fowl | 11.83 per cent |
| Desi duck | 0.91 per cent |
| Improved duck | 0.26 per cent |
Species Wise Meat Contribution to Total Meat Production in India
| Species | Percentage of Total Meat |
| Poultry | 49.64 per cent |
| Buffalo | 18.85 per cent |
| Goat | 13.74 per cent |
| Sheep | 7.94 per cent |
| Pig | 5.22 per cent |
| Cattle | 4.61 per cent |
Category Wise Contribution to Total Wool Production in India
| Category | Percentage of Total Meat |
| Ewe | 67.71 per cent |
| Ram/Wether | 17.10 per cent |
| Lamb | 15.19 per cent |
Incidence of Major Livestock Diseases in 2017
| Disease | Number of Outbreaks | Deaths |
| Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) | 146 | 388 |
| Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS) | 75 | 284 |
| Black Quarter (BQ) | 62 | 71 |
| Anthrax | 39 | 247 |
| Fascioliasis | 185 | 0 |
| Sheep & Goat Pox | 38 | 955 |
| Blue Tongue | 17 | 11718 |
| Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) | 3 | 19 |
| Amphistomiasis | 89 | 0 |
| Swine Fever | 33 | 422 |
| Coccidiosis | 350 | 5687 |
| Ranikhet Disease (NCD) | 113 | 3240 |
| Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) | 347 | 13232 |
| Rabies | 109 | 355 |
| Babesiosis | 285 | 20 |
| Mastitis | 318 | 0 |
| Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) | 145 | 8 |
| Glanders | 6 | 2153 |
| Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) | 107 | 155 |
Value of Livestock Export and Import in 2017-18
| Broad Group | Value |
| India’s total import of livestock and livestock products | Rs. 101.24 billion |
| India’s total export of livestock and livestock products | Rs. 457.76 billion |
Area under Fodder Crops and Permanent Pastures (2014-15)
Fodder Crops: 9.13 million hectares
Permanent Pastures and other Grazing Lands: 10.25 million hectares
Share of Usually Working Persons in Animal Production (per 1000 persons)
| Category of Worker | Rural | Urban |
| Men | 10.2 | 5.5 |
| Women | 88.3 | 25.6 |
Fish Production Statistics
Total Fish Production in India: 12.32 MT
Fish Seed Production: 72193.91 million fry
Inland Fisheries Resources
- Total Water Bodies: 73.12 Lakh Ha
Marine Fisheries Resources
- Approximate length of coastline: 8118 km
- Continental Shelf: 5.30 Lakh sq.km.
- Number of Landing Centers: 1547
- Number of Fishing Villages: 3477
- Number of fisherman families: 893258
- Total fishing crafts: 255382
Demographic Dependence on Livestock
- Livestock sector employs 8 per cent of total Indian Workforce
- Percentage of population dependent on agriculture for livelihood: 49.8 per cent
- Percentage of livestock owned by marginal, small and semi-medium farmers: 87.7 per cent
- Percentage of area used for all types of livestock farming: 1.69 per cent
Percentage of the World Livestock Present in India
| Species | Percentage present in India |
| Total Livestock | 11.54 per cent |
| Buffalo | 56.7 per cent |
| Small ruminants | 20.4 per cent |
| Cattle | 12.5 per cent |
| Poultry | 3.1 per cent |
Infrastructure Related to Animal Husbandry in India
(As of 31-03-2018)
- Veterinary Dispensaries: 25263
- Veterinary Aid Centres (Stockman Centres/Mobile Dispensaries): 27628
- Veterinary Hospitals/Polyclinics: 12099
- Number of ICD Projects: 346
- Semen Production Centres: 56
- Frozen Semen Banks: 226
- Number of AI Centres: 99239
- Cattle Breeding Farms: 185
- Buffalo Breeding Farms: 35
- Number of Gaushalas: 6495
- Liquid Nitrogen Plants: 92
- Poultry Breeding Farms: 2099
- Duck Breeding Farms: 38
- Hatcheries: 594
- Sheep Breeding Farms: 88
- Intensive Sheep Development Projects: 69
- Sheep & Wool Extension Centres: 1544
- Wool Grading Centres: 16
- Goat Breeding Farms: 161
- Rabbit Breeding Farms: 34
- Fodder Seed Production Farms: 297
- Pig Breeding Farms: 366
- Camel Breeding Farms: 2
- Horse Farms: 14
- Rinderpest Check Posts: 170
- Milk Processing Factories: 307
- Liquid Milk Plants: 1543
- Total Artificial Inseminations done in 2017-18: 73.07 million
- Highest number of veterinary aid centres: Rajasthan
World Leaders in Livestock Production
| Category | Number One in the World |
| Bovines | India |
| Cattle | India |
| Buffalo | India |
| Milk production | India |
| Carabeef | India |
| Pigs | China |
| Donkeys | China |
| Sheep | China |
| Goat | China |
| Duck | China |
| Fish | China |
| Eggs | China |
| Chevon | China |
| Mutton | China |
| Pork | China |
| Camels | Somalia |
| Poultry | USA |
| Poultry meat | Brazil |
| Fibre | Australia |
| Wool | Australia |
| Beef | USA |
Per Capita Monthly Consumption Expenditure in India
Rural Areas: Rs. 1278.94
Urban Areas: Rs. 2399.24
Share of Agriculture & Allied Sectors in Gross Value Added (GVA)
(At current prices in Rs. Crore for 2016-17)
Total GVA: Rs. 13841591 crores
Total Agricultural GVA: 2484005 (17.9% of total)
| Category | Total GVA (in crores) | Percentage Share (%) |
| Crops | 1530137 | 11.1 |
| Livestock | 639912 | 4.6 |
| Forestry and logging | 180465 | 1.3 |
| Fishing and aquaculture | 133492 | 1.0 |
Export Statement of Animal Products for the year 2018-19
| Animal Product | Quantity (In MT) | Value (In Lakh Rs.) | Percent share in total export |
| Buffalo Meat | 1236638.40 | 2516830.67 | 19.30 |
| Sheep/Goat Meat | 18424.97 | 79064.89 | 0.61 |
| Other Meat | 852.36 | 1373.04 | 0.01 |
| Processed Meat | 405.63 | 1351.94 | 0.01 |
| Animal Casings | 14882.83 | 48066.26 | 0.37 |
| Poultry Products | 544985.05 | 68731.46 | 0.53 |
| Dairy Products | 113725.73 | 242301.38 | 1.86 |
| Casein | 5638.75 | 22052.59 | 0.17 |
| Natural Honey | 61333.90 | 73218.84 | 0.56 |
| Albumin( Eggs & Milk ) | 2196.83 | 10306.26 | 0.08 |
| Total | 1999084.45 | 3063297.33 |
Sources
- 19th Livestock Census (2014). DADF, Ministry of Agriculture, GoI.
- Three Year Export Statement, APEDA. Retrieved from https://agriexchange.apeda.gov.in/indexp/ExportStatement.aspx on 14-09-2019.
- Basic Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Statistics (2018). Animal Husbandry Statistics Division, DADF, Ministry of Agriculture, GoI.
Post a Comment