(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 →
Collection of Livestock Production and Management related Terms
Act of parturition in Cow – Calving Buffalo – Calving Elephant – Calving Goat – Kidding Sheep – Lambing Horse – Foaling Pig – Farrowing Dog – Whelping Cat – Littering, Queening Rabbit – Kindling Camel – Parturition Birds – Hatching Act of mating in Bull – Serving Buffalo – Serving Goat – Serving Sheep – Tupping Horse – Covering Pig – Coupling Rabbit – Mating Elephant – Mating Camel – Lakhana Birds – Serving Cat – … 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 →
Provisional Estimates of Livestock Production for the Year 2020-21
Animal Products Statistics Commodity Total Production (2020-21) Growth Rate (%) Per Capita Availability Milk 209.96 MT (million tons) 5.81 427 grams/day Meat 8.80 MT 2.31 90 eggs/annum Eggs 122.05 billion 6.70 6.52kg/annum Wool 36.93 million kg 0.46 - Highest Producing States in India as of 2020-21 Milk Production Highest milk producing state in India: Uttar Pradesh (31.36 MT) Second highest milk producing state in India: Rajasthan (30.72 … 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 →
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 →
Simple tips to boost immunity during COVID-19 crisis
Well, the website vetextension.com is primarily meant for providing information related to livestock sector. But, keeping the current COVID-19 pandemic in mind, the current post is meant for spreading a word regarding enhancement of immunity or natural defense system among the users of this website. As we all know that "Prevention is better than cure" and there is no such medicine for curing COVID-19 or coronavirus, therefore, it becomes pertinent to build up immunity against the virus … Continue Reading →
Coronavirus infections in livestock
Coronavirus is a single stranded, enveloped RNA virus. The virus derive its name from Latin word ‘corona’ meaning ‘crown‘. Coronaviruses are extensively found in tropical climates and survive best at low temperatures. A high penetration of ultra-violet radiation and increasing temperatures have negative effect on the survival of virus particles. Coronaviruses generally cause enteric and respiratory diseases in livestock. In cattle Disease caused: Winter dysentery caused by … Continue Reading →
Management of Burn Wounds in Animals
Burn is an injury of tissue caused by heat, flame, chemicals, friction, radiation or electricity. Burns are caused by dry heat and a scald is caused by moist heat, such as hot oil, wax or water. Burn classification determines the severity of the wound based on the depth of the tissue injury and are classified as: First degree burns are limited to redness and minor pain at the site of injury. These burns only involve the top layer of skin and heal quickly. Second degree burns have … Continue Reading →