-The Hindu Business Line The future of indigenous cattle lies in creating incentives to rear them India's indigenous cattle population has fallen by 8.9 per cent between 2007 and 2012 even as the numbers of exotic/crossbred cows and female buffaloes have gone up by 28.8 and 8 per cent respectively, according to the Agriculture Ministry's latest Livestock Census. Disturbing though this may seem to some, the trend is a reflection of rational...
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Total livestock population declined by 3.33% over last five years
-The Hindu Business Line The number of animals-in-milk rose to 80.52m, says 19th Livestock Census (2012) There was an overall decline of 3.33 per cent in the total livestock population in the country, according to the 19th Livestock Census (2012), compared to the 2007 census. In 2012, the total livestock population, consisting of buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and ponies, mules, donkeys, camels, mithun and yak, stood at 512.05 million in 2012 against...
More »A model unit shows how to properly benefit from dairying -MJ Prabu
-The Hindu Among various types of agriculture, dairy farming is often considered to be quite remunerative. Almost all veterinary institutes in the country keep harping on the relatively high income that a dairy unit can generate for a farmer. "But what they often fail to emphasise is that cattle rearing alone is not profitable. In fact merely having some milch cattle would prove disastrous for a farmer since the animals need green...
More »A small step, big leap in dairy farming-Annie Philip
-The Hindu Nabard's low-key financing scheme helps farmers reap a rich harvest Puducherry: A low-key financing scheme with a few innovations thrown in is driving big changes in the lives of several rural dairy farmers. One of the beneficiaries, Poongudi from Andayarpalayam, Thirubuvanai, is a happy woman. Her milch cows are healthier and milk production has improved in quantity and quality. "The cows do not fall ill often now. I have 10 cows and the...
More »milch cows a source of livelihood as well as nutrition in villages-P Oppili
-The Hindu State government scheme of free cows and goat/sheep is yielding results KOVILPATTI (Tamil Nadu): For the villagers of Kumarettiapuram, near Ettayapuram in Tuticorin district, milk, a primary nutritional source, was unavailable till December 2011. The State government's scheme of free distribution of milch cows and goat/sheep for the poor has helped the villagers get this primary nutrition. M. Vijayalakshmi, one of the beneficiaries, who received a cow and a calf from...
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