THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY OF INDIA

India's animal wealth is quite large in terms of its populations of cattle, poultry, sheep and goats, camels, horses and pets (Table 1). Recently, aquaculture has also been growing in importance in India.

Table 1
Livestock population in India

Livestock type                                     Population (millions)

Cattle                                                            204.5

Buffaloes                                                       84.2

Sheep                                                            50.8

Goats                                                            115.3

Pigs                                                               12.8

Horses/ponies                                               0.8

Mules                                                             0.2

Donkeys                                                         0.9

Camels                                                           1.0

Yaks                                                               0.06

Mithuns                                                          0.15

Total livestock                                              470.86

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture. 1992. Livestock census.

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