COW SLAUGHTER BAN: FROM FARMERS PERSPECTIVE

V.B. DONGRE¹*, M.M. VAIDYA², S.M. DURGE^3
1Subject Matter Specialist (Animal Genetics & Breeding), College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, 440006, Maharashtra, India
²Department of Animal Physiology, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, 440006, Maharashtra, India
³Subject Matter Specialist (Animal Nutrition), Livestock Farm Complex, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, 440006, Maharashtra, India
* Corresponding Author : vilasndri@gmail.com

Received : 24-11-2018     Accepted : 12-12-2018     Published : 15-12-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 23       Pages : 7579 - 7580
Int J Agr Sci 10.23 (2018):7579-7580

Keywords : Livestock sector, Cattle
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Udgir, 413517, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, 440006, Maharashtra
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The livestock sector alone contributes nearly 25.6 percent of value of output at current prices of total value of output in Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry sector. The overall contribution of Livestock Sector in total Gross Domestic Products (GDP) is nearly 4.11 percent at current prices during 2012-13. As per 19th livestock census, the number of animals in milk, cows and buffaloes, has increased from 77.04 million to 80.52 million showing a growth of 4.51 percent. The Female Cattle population has increased by 6.52 percent over the previous census. The exotic/crossbred milch cattle increased from 14.4 million to 19.42 million, an increase of 34.78 percent. The total Cattle contributes around 37.28 percent of the total livestock population. Out of the total cattle population in the country, around 69.7 percent of the cattle are non-descript with low milk production.

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