(Updated till 04/2023) Beneficial for competitive exams conducted by ICAR and other organizations World milk production (roughly 81% cow milk, 15% buffalo milk, and 4% for goat, sheep and camel milk combined) increased by 1.1 percent to about 887 million tonnes in 2021. India is the largest producer of milk globally with 23.67 percent share in total milk production in the world. In India, about 50 percent of milk is consumed on-farm. Dairy is the single largest agricultural commodity … Continue Reading →
Livestock Production Statistics of India – 2021
(Updated till 12/2022) Beneficial for competitive exams conducted by ICAR and other organizations World milk production (roughly 81% cow milk, 15% buffalo milk, and 4% for goat, sheep and camel milk combined) increased by 1.1 percent to about 887 million tonnes in 2021. India is the largest producer of milk globally with 23.67 percent share in total milk production in the world. In India, about 50 percent of milk is consumed on-farm. Dairy is the single largest agricultural commodity … Continue Reading →
List of cattle and buffalo fairs in India with their place of occurrence, duration and breed
List of cattle and buffalo fairs in India with their place of occurrence, duration and breeds (Please Note: If you are not able to see this webpage, kindly switch to desktop view in your mobile phone or open the link in computer) For any type of query related to animal husbandry, you can ask us by clicking ‘ask a question’ or ‘contact us’ option. For receiving a soft copy of any article, mail us at [email protected]. If you want to write an article … Continue Reading →
Livestock Production Statistics of India – 2020
(Updated till 12/2021) Beneficial for competitive exams conducted by ICAR and other organizations Global milk production reached nearly 906 million tonnes in 2020 with India as the largest producer of milk with 22 percent share in total milk production in the world. In India, 50 percent of milk is consumed on-farm. India accounts for about 7.22 percent of the global egg production, 2.55 percent of global meat production and houses the largest population of milch animals in the world (FAO, … Continue Reading →
Easy steps for clean milk production at dairy farms
What is clean milk? Clean milk is generally defined as milk drawn from the udder of healthy animals, which is collected in clean dry milking pails and free from extraneous matters like dust, dirt, flies, hay and free from pathogenic bacteria. Clean milk has a normal composition, possesses a natural milk flavor with low bacterial count and is safe for human consumption. Clean milk has longer shelf life and keeping quality, transported to longer distance, high commercial value and helps to … Continue Reading →
Understanding Veterinary Council of India (VCI) Elections With Respect to IVC Act, 1984 and IVC Rules, 1985
Highlights VCI established in 1984 under IVC Act, 1984. First elections of VCI took place in 1999. VCI consists of 27 designates, out of which 25 are members – 14 nominated by Central Government and 11 are elected. One each Animal Husbandry Commissioner and Secretary. The term of VCI is three years. VCI Elections are conducted as per provisions of the Indian Veterinary Council Act, 1984 and the Indian Veterinary Council Rules, 1985. A total of 82,940 veterinarians of India … Continue Reading →
Test paper of mock test (ICAR-Animal Sciences) with answers and toppers
Mock Test on ICAR PG Examination - Animal Sciences Answers are formatted bold. The patterns of learned behaviour shared by members of a society is Communication Custom Folkways Culture Caste is an example of Voluntary group Out group Delegate group Involuntary group Miniature replica of an object is Specimen Slide Puppet Model The processing of establishing internal structural roles in an … Continue Reading →
Indian traditional knowledge or ITKs for organic agriculture
Introduction Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) is the actual knowledge of a given population that reflects the experiences based on tradition and includes more recent experiences with modern technologies. Indigenous agricultural practices (IAPs) are an unwritten body of knowledge. There is no systematic record to describe what they are, what they do and how they do what they do, how they can be changed, their operations, their boundaries and their applications. It is held in different … Continue Reading →
Livestock Production Statistics of India – 2019
(Updated till 05/2020) Beneficial for competitive exams conducted by ICAR and other organizations 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 … Continue Reading →
20th Livestock Census – 2019: Key Highlights
About the census First livestock census in India was conducted as Dairy Cattle Census in 1919. First Livestock Census released by newly created Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying. The 20th Livestock Census was launched during the month of October, 2018. 80,000 field staff including para-veterinarians and veterinarians were deployed for smooth conduct of 20th Livestock Census. The 20th Livestock Census was carried out in about 6 lakh villages and … Continue Reading →
