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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, 3 percent of global meat production and also the largest population of milch animals in the world (APEDA, 2018).
Standings of India in the World
Ranking | Sector |
1st | Total Livestock Population, Milk Production, Buffalo Population, Carabeef Production, Goat Milk Production, Total Bovine Population |
2nd | Cattle Population, Goat Population, Bristle Production (a pig industry by-product), Aquaculture, Goat Meat Production |
3rd | Egg Production, Sheep Population, Fisheries Production |
5th | Poultry Production, Meat production |
6th | Poultry Meat Production |
8th | Duck Production |
9th | Camel Population, Wool Production |
Animal Products Statistics
Commodity | Total Production (per year) | Per Capita Availability | ICMR Recommendations |
Milk | 187.75 MT | 394 grams/day | 280 grams/day |
Meat | 8.11 MT | – | 11 kg/year |
Eggs | 103.32 billion | 79 eggs/year | 182 eggs/year |
Wool | 40.42 million kg | – | – |
Comparison with Previous Year
Increase in milk production compared to previous year: 6.5%
Increase in egg production compared to previous year: 8.5%
Increase in meat production compared to previous year: 6.0%
Increase in poultry meat production compared to previous year: 7.8%
Decrease in wool production compared to previous year: 2.5%
Average Yield per In-Milk Animal in 2018-19
Type of animal | Average yield |
Exotic cow | 11.67 kg/day |
Cross-bred cow | 7.85 kg/day |
Indigenous cow | 3.85 kg/day |
Non-descript cow | 2.50 kg/day |
Indigenous buffalo | 6.34 kg/day |
Non-descript buffalo | 4.35 kg/day |
Goat | 0.45 kg/day |
Average Yield per Year per Bird in 2018-19
Type of bird | Average yield |
Desi fowl (Backyard) | 108.99 eggs/year |
Improved fowl (Backyard) | 226.20 eggs/year |
Desi duck (Backyard) | 110.97 eggs/year |
Improved duck (Backyard) | 178.71 eggs/year |
Desi fowl (Commercial) | 112.22 eggs/year |
Improved fowl (Commercial) | 283.91 eggs/year |
Desi duck (Commercial) | 181.12 eggs/year |
Improved duck (Commercial) | 202.20 eggs/year |
Average Yield per Season of Wool in 2018-19
Type of animal | Average yield per season |
Ram/Wether | 1.43 kg |
Ewe | 1.05 kg |
Lamb | 0.74 kg |
Meat Processing Infrastructure and Related Facts
- Number of regular slaughter houses: 1302
- 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: 28
- APEDA registered stand-alone abattoirs: 11
- As per 2018 trade data, India is the third largest exporter of (boneless) carabeef and beef, after Australia and Brazil. The top-five destinations for Indian exports were Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Iraq and Philippines (in descending order).
- India is the largest exporter of sheep and goat meat to the world (APEDA, 2016). Major export destinations are United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman (in descending order).
- Organized poultry sector in India: 80 per cent
- Poultry Capital of India: Andhra Pradesh
- The current processing levels in poultry are 6%, while for meat it stands at 21%.
Number of Animals Slaughtered for Meat Production
Species of animal | Number |
Cattle | 3.05 million |
Buffalo | 11.9 million |
Sheep | 50.8 million |
Goat | 97.2 million |
Pig | 10.7 million |
Poultry | 2.81 billion |
Leading States in India for Livestock Production
Feature | State |
Largest livestock population | Uttar Pradesh |
Largest poultry population | Tamil Nadu |
Highest milk producing state | Uttar Pradesh |
State with highest per capita availability of milk | Punjab (1181 g) |
Highest egg producing state | Andhra Pradesh |
State with highest per capita availability of eggs | Andhra Pradesh (372 eggs) |
Highest meat production | Uttar Pradesh |
Highest goat meat production | West Bengal |
Highest goat milk production | Rajasthan |
Highest sheep meat production | Andhra Pradesh |
Highest poultry meat production | Haryana |
Highest wool production | Rajasthan |
Highest indigenous milch cows | Uttar Pradesh |
Highest cross-bred or exotic cows | Tamil Nadu |
Highest cattle population | West Bengal |
Highest buffalo population | Uttar Pradesh |
Highest sheep population | Telangana |
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 number of mules | Uttarakhand |
Highest donkey population | Rajasthan |
Highest Fish Production | Andhra Pradesh |
Note: For counting population of poultry, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have been surveyed differently in 20th Livestock Census whereas for poultry production aspects viz. eggs and poultry meat, the data for both the states has been provided jointly under Andhra Pradesh in BAHS-2019.
Share of States in Production of Livestock Products
- Largest Share in Total Milk Production in India: Uttar Pradesh (16.3%)
- Second Largest Share in Total Milk Production in India: Rajasthan (12.6%)
- Largest Share in Total Egg Production in India: Andhra Pradesh (19.1%)
- Second Largest Share in Total Egg Production in India: Tamil Nadu (18.2%)
- Largest Share in Total Meat Production in India: Uttar Pradesh (15.1%)
- Second Largest Share in Total Meat Production in India: Maharashtra (12.6%)
- Largest Share Total Wool Production in India: Rajasthan (35.9%)
- Second Largest Share Total Wool Production in India: Jammu & Kashmir (18.9%)
Annual Growth Rate of Livestock Products
Product | Growth Rate |
Meat | 5.99 per cent |
Broiler production | 11 per cent |
Egg production | 8.51 per cent |
Milk production | 6.47 per cent |
Wool production | -2.51 per cent |
Highest Annual Growth Rate of Livestock Products
- Highest growth rate in milk production: Karnataka (10.7%)
- Highest growth rate in egg production: Rajasthan (14.2%)
- Highest growth rate in meat production: Telangana (16.9%)
- Highest growth rate in wool production: Bihar (4.79%)
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 2019 was 20th Livestock Census. Livestock Census takes place at every five years (Quinquennial)
Key Highlights
- Total livestock population: 536.76 million (showed an increase of 4.6% over Livestock Census-2012)
- Total poultry population: 851.81 million (showed an increase of 16.8% over Livestock Census-2012)
- Milch animals: 125.75 million
- Total bovine population: 303.76 million
- Total cattle population: 193.46 million
- Total indigenous/non-descript cattle: 142.11 million
- Total exotic/crossbred cattle: 51.36 million
- Total buffalo population: 109.85 million
- Total sheep population: 74.26 million
- Total goat population: 148.88 million
- Total pig population: 9.06 million
- Total camel population: 0.25 million
- Total horses and ponies population: 0.34 million
- Total mules population: 0.08 million
- Total donkey population: 0.12 million
- Total yak population: 0.06 million
- Total mithun population: 0.39 million
- Total rabbit population: 0.55 million
- Total dog population: 9.43 million
- Total duck population: 33.511 million
- Total stray cattle population: 5.02 million
- Total stray dog population: 15.30 million
Percentage Distribution of Total Livestock as per 20th Livestock Census
Species | Percentage |
Cattle | 36.04 per cent |
Buffalo | 20.47 per cent |
Sheep | 13.83 per cent |
Goat | 27.74 per cent |
Pigs | 1.69 per cent |
Others | 0.23 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 non-descript | 11 per cent |
Cow indigenous | 10 per cent |
Cow cross-bred | 26 per cent |
Cow exotic | 1 per cent |
Goat | 3 per cent |
Species Wise Egg Contribution to Total Egg Production in India
Species | Percentage of Total Eggs |
Improved fowl | 87.33 per cent |
Desi fowl | 11.52 per cent |
Desi duck | 0.89 per cent |
Improved duck | 0.26 per cent |
Egg production from commercial poultry: 84.91 billion (82.2% of total egg production)
Egg production from backyard poultry: 18.41 billion (17.8% of total egg production)
Species Wise Meat Contribution to Total Meat Production in India
Species | Percentage of Total Meat |
Poultry | 50.06 per cent |
Buffalo | 19.05 per cent |
Goat | 13.35 per cent |
Sheep | 8.36 per cent |
Pig | 4.98 per cent |
Cattle | 4.02 per cent |
Meat production from poultry: 4.06 MT, almost 50% of total meat production
Category Wise Contribution to Total Wool Production in India
Category | Percentage of Total Meat |
Ewe | 68.74 per cent |
Ram/Wether | 16.99 per cent |
Lamb | 14.27 per cent |
Incidence of Major Livestock Diseases in 2018
Disease | Number of Outbreaks | Deaths |
Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) | 227 | 604 |
Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS) | 43 | 283 |
Black Quarter (BQ) | 11 | 68 |
Anthrax | 42 | 420 |
Fascioliasis | 87 | 15 |
Sheep & Goat Pox | 30 | 1006 |
Blue Tongue | 26 | 229 |
Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) | 6 | 97 |
Amphistomiasis | 56 | 1 |
Swine Fever | 20 | 209 |
Coccidiosis | 148 | 2384 |
Ranikhet Disease (NCD) | 39 | 7899 |
Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) | 83 | 2754 |
Rabies | 46 | 388 |
Babesiosis | 111 | 33 |
Mastitis | 49 | 0 |
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) | 88 | 1488 |
Brucellosis | 13 | 6 |
Glanders | 47 | 93 |
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) | 2 | 433 |
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 and Resources
Total fish production in India | 13.7 MT |
Inland fisheries | 65% |
Contribution of fisheries to GDP | 0.91% |
Contribution to Agricultural GDP | 5.23% |
Per capita fish availability | 9.0 kg |
Annual export earnings | Rs. 45,106.89 crore |
Employment in sector | 14.5 million |
Coastline | 8118 km |
Exclusive Economic Zone | 2.02 million sq. km |
Continental Shelf | 0.530 million sq. km |
Rivers and Canals | 1,95,210 km |
Reservoirs | 3.150 million ha |
Ponds and Tanks | 2.414 million ha |
Flood Plains lakes and derelict waters | 0.798 million ha |
Brackish waters | 1.240 million ha |
Estuaries | 0.290 million ha |
Number of landing centres (marine) | 1547 |
Number of fishing villages (marine) | 3477 |
Number of fishing crafts (marine) | 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 31-03-2019)
- Veterinary Dispensaries: 25571
- Veterinary Aid Centres (Stockman Centres/Mobile Dispensaries): 28168
- Veterinary Hospitals/Polyclinics: 12076
- Number of ICD Projects: 535
- Semen Production Centres: 31 Govt. + 23 Others = 54
- Frozen Semen Banks: 169 Govt. + 66 Others = 235
- Number of AI Centres: 57200 Govt. + 44577 Others = 101,777
- Cattle Breeding Farms: 132 Govt. + 37 Others = 169
- Buffalo Breeding Farms: 23 Govt. + 11 Others = 34
- Number of Gaushalas: 115 Govt. + 5840 Others = 5955
- Liquid Nitrogen Plants: 66 Govt. + 27 Others = 93
- Poultry Breeding Farms: 249 Govt. + 6025 Others = 6227
- Duck Breeding Farms: 34 Govt. + 6 Others = 40
- Hatcheries: 253 Govt. + 346 Others = 599
- Sheep Breeding Farms: 63 Govt. + 24 Others = 87
- Intensive Sheep Development Projects: 71
- Sheep & Wool Extension Centres: 1544
- Wool Grading Centres: 15
- Goat Breeding Farms: 161
- Rabbit Breeding Farms: 34
- Fodder Seed Production Farms: 88 Govt. + 213 Others = 301
- Pig Breeding Farms: 370
- Camel Breeding Farms: 2
- Horse Farms: 15
- Rinderpest Check Posts: 178
- Milk Processing Factories: 321
- Liquid Milk Plants: 1678
- Total Artificial Inseminations done in 2018-19: 75.78 million
- Highest number of veterinary aid centres: Rajasthan
World Leaders in Livestock Production
Category | Number One in the World |
Bovines | India |
Cattle | Brazil |
Buffalo | India |
Milk production | India |
Carabeef | India |
Goat milk | 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 2017-18)
Livestock contribute 4.9% of total GVA to national GVA and 28.4% to agricultural GVA.
Total GVA (for the country): Rs. 15482715 crores
Total Agricultural GVA: 2670147 (17.2% of total)
Category | Total GVA (in crores) | Percentage Share (%) |
Crops | 1546808 | 10.0 |
Livestock | 758417 | 4.9 |
Forestry and logging | 189348 | 1.2 |
Fishing and aquaculture | 175373 | 1.1 |
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
- 20th Livestock Census (2020). DADF, DADF, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, GoI.
- Three Year Export Statement, APEDA. Retrieved from https://agriexchange.apeda. gov.in/indexp/ExportStatement.aspx on 21.05.2020.
- Basic Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Statistics (2019). Animal Husbandry Statistics Division, DADF, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, GoI.
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