NABARD GR A ESI ARD STUDY MATERIAL :The 20th Livestock Census of India
The 20th Livestock Census of India 2019 Highlights are as follows: The total Livestock population is 78 million in the country showing an increase of 4.6% over Livestock Census-2012 Total Bovine population (Cattle, Buffalo, Mithun and Yak) is 79 Million in 2019 which shows an increase of about 1% over the previous census. The total number of cattle in the country in 2019 is 49 million showing an increase of 0.8 % over previous Census. The Female Cattle (Cows population) is 12 million, increased by 18.0% over the previous census (2012). The Exotic/Crossbred and Indigenous/Non-descript Cattle population in the country is 42 million and 142.11 million respectively. The Indigenous/Non-descript female cattle population has increased by 10% in 2019 as compared to previous census. The population of the total Exotic/Crossbred Cattle has increased by 9% in 2019 as compared to previous census. There is a decline of 6% in the total Indigenous/ Non-descript cattle population over the previous cens...