The 20th Livestock Census was released by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying under Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry &
Dairying on October 16, 2019. The livestock census is conducted
across the country periodically since 1919. The 20th Livestock Census was launched during the month of October, 2018.
Here are the main features of 20th Livestock Census:
- The total Livestock population is 535.78 million in the country showing an increase of 4.6% over Livestock Census-2012.
- Total Bovine population (Cattle, Buffalo, Mithun and Yak) is 302.79 Million in 2019 which shows an increase of 1.0% over the previous census.
- The total number of cattle in the country is 192.49 million in 2019 showing an increase of 0.8 % over previous Census.
- The Female Cattle (Cows population) is 145.12 million, increased by 18.0% over the previous census (2012).
- The Exotic/Crossbred and Indigenous/Non-descript Cattle population in the country is 50.42 million and 142.11 million respectively.
- The population of the total Exotic/Crossbred Cattle has increased by 26.9 % in 2019 as compared to previous census.
- There is a decline of 6 % in the total Indigenous (both descript and non-descript) Cattle population over the previous census. However, the pace of decline of Indigenous Cattle population during 2012-2019 is much lesser as compared to 2007-12 which was about 9%.
- The total buffaloes in the country is 109.85 Million showing an increase of about 1.0% over previous Census.
- The total milch animals (in-milk and dry) in cows and buffaloes is 125.34 Million, an increase of 6.0 % over the previous census.
- The total sheep in the country is 74.26 Million in 2019, increased by 14.1% over previous Census.
- The Goat population in the country in 2019 is 148.88 Million showing an increase of 10.1% over the previous census.
- The total Poultry in the country is 851.81 Million in 2019, increased by 16.8% over previous Census.
- In 20th Livestock Census, 35.94%-Cattle, 27.80%-Goat, 20.45%-Buffaloes, 13.87%-Sheep, 1.69%-Pigs.
