Livestock Segment - India
Livestock segment in India , comprising of Cattle, Buffaloes, Sheep, Goats and Pigs – that’s the way, we look at this segment – is one of the steadily growing segment and at times doesn’t get the due importance that it deserves.
One of the key objectives of this portal is to try and bring in the increased focus on Livestock Segment for the benefit of all
Livestock farming / rearing has always been an integral part of the Indian Agriculture and now with Growing population and increasingly affluent population means there is increased demand for high quality milk and other animal protein products and hence increased importance of Livestock segment.
Livestock contributes around 4.11%* to the national GDP and around 25.6%* to the Agriculture GDP of India and hence its importance can never be overstated. *Source: DADF – 19th Census Report. Basic Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Statistics 2013
Livestock Population and Trends
(Credits: All data & details on the following pages are taken from Govt. of India, Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying & Fisheries website: www.dahd.nic.in)
DADF under Ministry of Agriculture is the nodal agency for carrying out Livestock census in India. Livestock Census started in India in the year 1919 and is generally conducted once in 5 years.
So far 18 such censuses have been conducted. The Livestock Census in 2012 is 19th and the most latest one in the series of Livestock censuses. The 19th Livestock Census was carried out with reference date as 15th October 2012 and released in June 2014.
Salient Features of 19th Livestock Census – Significant Ones are highlighted and underlined:
Cows & Buffaloes
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The total livestock population consisting of Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goat, Pig, Horses & Ponies, Mules, Donkeys, Camels, Mithun and Yak in the country is 512.05 million numbers in 2012
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The total livestock population has decreased by about 3.33% over the previous census carried out in 2007
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However, Livestock population has increased substantially in Gujarat (15.36%), Uttar Pradesh (14.01%), Assam (10.77%), Punjab (9.57%) Bihar (8.56%); Sikkim (7.96%), Meghalaya (7.41%), and Chhattisgarh (4.34%)
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The number of milch animals (in-milk and dry) in cows and buffaloes has increased from 111.09 million to 118.59 million, an increase of 6.75%
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The Female Buffalo population has increased by 7.99% over the previous census and the total number of female buffalo is 92.5 million numbers in 2012
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The exotic/crossbred milch cattle increased from 14.4 million to 19.42 million, giving rise to an increase of 34.78% whereas the indigenous milch cattle increased marginally from 48.04 million to 48.12 million, an increase of 0.17%
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The numbers of milch buffaloes increased from 48.64 million to 51.05 million with an increase of 4.95% over previous census
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Sheep, Goats, Pigs, Camels & Horses
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The total sheep in the country at 65.06 million numbers in 2012, declined by about 9.07% over census in 2007
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The Goat population has declined by 3.82% over the previous census and the total Goat in the country is 135.17 million numbers in 2012
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The total pigs in the country have decreased by 7.54% over the previous census and the total pigs in the country are 10.29 million numbers in 2012
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Horses & Ponies population has increased by 2.12% over the previous census and the total Horses & Ponies in the country is 0.62 million numbers in 2012
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The total Mules in the country have increased by 43.34% over the previous census and the total Mules in the country are 0.19 million numbers in 2012
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Camel population has decreased by 22.63% over the previous census and the total Camels in the country is 0.4 million numbers in 2012
Livestock Population – Details
Cattle & Buffalo Population – Interesting Trends
All India Livestock Census (in Thousands)
2007 2012 % Change
Cattle
● Exotic / Cross Bred
▪ Male 6,844 5,971 -12.75
▪ Female 26,216 33,760 28.78
Total Exotic / Cross Breds 33,060 39,731 20.18
● Indigenous Cattle
▪ Male 76,779 61,949 -19.32
▪ Female 89,236 89,224 -0.01
Total Indigenous 166,015 151,172 -8.94
Total Cattle 199,075 190,904 -4.10
Buffalo
▪ Male 19,597 16,103 -17.83
▪ Female 85,745 92,599 7.99
Total Buffalo 105,342 108,702 3.19
Sheep & Goat – Curious Trends
All India Livestock Census (in Thousands)
2007 2012 % Change
Sheep
● Exotic / Cross Bred
▪ Male 1,144 1,207 5.51
▪ Female 2,586 2,574 -0.46
Total Exotic / Cross Breds 3,730 3,781 1.37
● Indigenous Sheep
▪ Male 16,730 13,916 -16.82
▪ Female 51,098 47,372 -7.29
Total Indigenous 67,828 61,288 -9.64
Total Sheep 71,558 65,069 -9.07
Goat
▪ Male 40,793 37,617 -7.79
▪ Female 99,744 97,556 -2.19
Total Goats 140,537 135,173 -3.82
Pigs, Camels, Horses & Dogs - Mixed Trends
All India Livestock Census (in Thousands)
2007 2012 % Change
Pigs
● Exotic / Cross Bred
▪ Male 1,209 1,283 6.12
▪ Female 1,180 1,174 -0.51
Total Exotic / Cross Breds 2,389 2,457 2.80
● Indigenous Pigs
▪ Male 4,134 3,681 -10.96
▪ Female 4,610 4,156 -9.85
Total Indigenous 8,744 7,837 -10.37
Total Pigs 11,133 10,294 -7.54
Camels
▪ Male 243 191 -21.40
▪ Female 274 210 -23.36
Total Camels 517 401 -22.63
Dogs
▪ Male 12,432 8,444 -32.08
▪ Female 6,656 3,228 -51.50
Total Dogs# 19,088 11,672 -38.85
# - Excluding stray dogs
