CURRENT LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION STATISTICS OF INDIA

Amandeep Singh
MVSc Scholar, Division of Extension Education, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research
Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India (243122).
Email: amandeepsinghvet@gmail.com

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Standings of India in the world

Ranking Sector
Total Livestock Population, Milk Production, Cattle Population, Buffalo
st
1 Population, Carabeef Production, Goat Milk Production, Total Bovine
Population
Goat Population, Bristle Production (a pig industry by-product), Fish
2nd
Production
rd
3 Sheep Production, Egg Production
th
4 Chicken Production
th
5 Poultry Meat Production, Poultry Production
th
8 Duck Production
th
9 Camel Population, Wool Production

Animal Products Statistics

Total Production Per Capita
Commodity ICMR Recommendations
(per year) Availability
Milk 165.4 MT 355 grams/day 280 grams/day
Meat 7.4 MT 2.96 kg/year 11 kg/year
Eggs 88.1 billion 69 eggs/year 182 eggs/year
Total Wool Production in India: 43.5 million Kg

Meat Processing Infrastructure and Related Facts

 Total number of slaughter houses in India: 3600
 Number of Registered Slaughter Houses: 1783
 Small scale meat retail shops: 25,000
 Abattoirs with meat processing facilities approved by APEDA: 77
 Number of Carcass Utilization Centres: 14
 Carabeef Produced in India: 3 million tonnes
 Carabeef Exported: 1.8 million tonnes (2016)
 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
 Contribution of poultry sector to meat production in India: 45 per cent
Leading States in India for Livestock Production
Feature State
Highest milk producing state Uttar Pradesh
State with highest per capita availability of milk Punjab (1075 g)
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 Uttar Pradesh in Total Milk Production in India: 16.8%
 Share of Tamil Nadu in Total Egg Production in India: 18.9%
 Share of Uttar Pradesh in Total Meat Production in India: 18.23%
 Share of Rajasthan in Total Wool Production in India: 32.9%

Growth Rates of Livestock Products

Product Growth Rate
Meat 5.21 per cent
Broiler production 11 per cent
Egg production 6.28 per cent
Milk production 5.3 per cent
Wool production -0.08 per cent
 Highest growth rate in milk production: Andhra Pradesh (12.6%)
 Highest growth rate in egg production: Himachal Pradesh (18.2%)
 Highest growth rate in meat production: Daman & Diu (65.4%) (Among states:
Maharashtra (25.2%))
 Highest growth rate in wool production: Arunachal Pradesh (63.17%)

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: 1017713 (2015-16)

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 11 per cent
Cow non-descript 9 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 86.80 per cent
Desi fowl 11.96 per cent
Desi duck 0.96 per cent
Improved duck 0.28 per cent

Species Wise Meat Contribution to Total Meat Production in India

Species Percentage of Total Meat
Poultry 47.05 per cent
Buffalo 19.80 per cent
Goat 14.25 per cent
Sheep 7.68 per cent
Pig 6.50 per cent
Cattle 4.72 per cent

Category Wise Contribution to Total Wool Production in India

Category Percentage of Total Meat
Ewe 68.35 per cent
Ram 16.71 per cent
Lamb 14.94 per cent

Incidence of Major Livestock Diseases in 2016

Disease Number of Outbreaks
Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) 158
Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS) 80
Black Quarter (BQ) 85
Anthrax 66
Fascioliasis 87
Sheep & Goat Pox 72
Swine Fever 38
Coccidiosis 153
Ranikhet Disease (NCD) 157
Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) 614
Rabies 27
Babesiosis 152
Mastitis 99
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) 93
Glanders 22
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) 36
Value of Livestock Export and Import in 2016-17
Broad Group Value (in Lakhs)
India’s total import of livestock and
Rs. 257,742,166
livestock products
India’s total export of livestock and
Rs. 185,233,966
livestock products

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: 10.07 MT
Fish Seed Production: 43266 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: 1537
 Number of Fishing Villages: 3432
 Number of fisherman families: 874749
 Total fishing crafts: 221450

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
18.5 per cent of total world milk is produced in India

Infrastructure Related to Animal Husbandry in India

(As of 31-03-2017)
 Veterinary Dispensaries: 27410
 Veterinary Aid Centres: 25867
 Veterinary Hospitals: 12234
 Number of ICD Projects: 390
 Semen Production Centres: 60
  Frozen Semen Banks: 229
 Number of AI Centres: 100,368
 Cattle Breeding Farms: 169
 Buffalo Breeding Farms: 36
 Number of Gaushalas: 6183
 Liquid Nitrogen Plants: 88
 Poultry Breeding Farms: 1879
 Duck Breeding Farms: 34
 Hatcheries: 662
 Sheep Breeding Farms: 83
 Intensive Sheep Development Projects: 39
 Sheep & Wool Extension Centres: 1583
 Wool Grading Centres: 15
 Goat Breeding Farms: 100
 Rabbit Breeding Farms: 32
 Fodder Seed Production Farms: 132
 Pig Breeding Farms: 154
 Camel Breeding Farms: 2
 Horse Studs/Farms: 13
 Rinderpest Check Posts: 186
 Milk Processing Factories: 288
 Liquid Milk Plants: 1559
Total Artificial Inseminations done in 2016-17: 70.10 milliion

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 and Livestock Sector in GVA

(At current prices in Rs. Crore)
Year GVA (Total) GVA (Agriculture & Allied) GVA (Livestock Sector)
2015-16 12458642 2175547 17.5 % 560613 4.5 %

Sources
 19th Livestock Census (2014). DADF, MoA, GoI
 APEDA Market Report (2017). Global Agriculture Information Network, US Foreign
Agriculture Service.
 Annual Report (2017). DADF, MoA, GoI
 Basic Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Statistics (2017). Animal Husbandry Statistics
Division, DADF, MoA, GoI
(Updated till 12/2017)
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