First standard lactation yield of cows
Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Milk Yield (Kg) | 2782 | 2899 | 2894 | 2940 | 3052 | 3121 | 3074 | 3230 | 3269 |
- Milk Yield (kg)
Daily milk yield of crossbred cows
Year | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
Daily Milk Yield (kg/day) | 7.85 | 8.43 | 8.57 | 8.92 | 9.02 | 9.11 | 8.55 | 8.62 | 10.18 |
Source: Meeting of Technical Committee of Directors for Improvement of Animal Husbandry, Dairying Statistics, GOI
- Daily Milk Yield (kg/Day)
Daily milk yield of cow
Year | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
Daily Milk Yield (kg/day) | 2.37 | 2.09 | 1.85 | 2.03 | 0.59 | 0.94 | 2.55 |
Source: Meeting of Technical Committee of Directors for Improvement of Animal Husbandry, Dairying Statistics, GOI
- Daily Milk Yield (kg/Day)
Total Milk production
Year | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
Milk (Lakh MT) | 25.09 | 26.45 | 27.16 | 27.91 | 26.55 | 27.11 | 26.50 |
Source: Department of Animal Husbandry, Kerala
- Milk (lakh MT)
Trends in cattle & buffalo population
Animal | Type | Number in thousands | Per cent change (%) | |
2007 | 2012 | |||
Cattle | Crossbred | 1,621 | 1,252 | −22.76 |
Indigenous | 119 | 77 | −35.25 | |
Total | 1,740 | 1,329 | −23.62 | |
Buffalo | All | 58 | 102 | +75.86 |
Bovine population over the years
Bovine population over the years – Kerala
(in thousands)
Category | 1956 | 1961 | 1966 | 1972 | 1977 | 1982 | 1987 | 1996 | 2003 | 2007 | 2012 |
Crossbreds | 1355 | 1453 | 1702 | 2287 | 1735 | 1621 | 1252 | ||||
Indigenous | 1651 | 1644 | 1722 | 1109 | 387 | 119 | 77 | ||||
Total cattle | 2510 | 2753 | 2857 | 2856 | 3006 | 3097 | 3424 | 3396 | 2122 | 1740 | 1329 |
% increase | 9.68 | 3.78 | -0.04 | 5.25 | 3.03 | 10.56 | -0.82 | -37.51 | -18.00 | -23.62 | |
Buffaloes | 488 | 485 | 471 | 472 | 454 | 409 | 329 | 165 | 65 | 58 | 102 |
% increase | -0.61 | -2.89 | 0.21 | -3.81 | -9.91 | -19.56 | -49.85 | -60.60 | -10.76 | +75.86 | |
Total bovines | 2998 | 3238 | 3328 | 3328 | 3460 | 3506 | 3753 | 3561 | 2187 | 1798 | 1431 |
% increase | 8.01 | 2.78 | 0.00 | 3.97 | 1.33 | 7.05 | -5.12 | -38.58 | -17.78 | -20.41 |
Supply & Demand Projections for Milk in Kerala
Supply & Demand Projections for Milk in Kerala under Alternative Scenarios, 2010−2030
Year | Projected Supply in ‘000 tonnes | |||
Base-line | Interventionist | Optimistic | Demand | |
BE 2009/10 (Base-year) | 2,489.9 | 2,489.9 | 2,489.9 | 2794.5 |
2015 | 2,300.1 | 2,832.0 | 3,063.2 | 3,115.5 |
2020 | 2,159.1 | 3,154.2 | 3,640.9 | 3,293.0 |
2025 | 2,031.0 | 3,514.6 | 4,328.0 | 3,421.3 |
2030 | 1,913.7 | 3,917.8 | 5,145.2 | 3,519.5 |
Source: Computations by NCAER
Livestock Population in Kerala
Species | 1996 | 2000 | 2003 | 2007 | 2012 |
Cattle | 33.96 | 24.91 | 21.22 | 17.4 | 13.29 |
Buffalo | 3.29 | 1.10 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 1.02 |
Goat | 18.61 | 15.98 | 12.13 | 17.29 | 12.46 |
Pig | 1.43 | 0.88 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 0.56 |
According to 2012 livestock census figures, the cattle population in the State was 13.29 lakhs of which 12.52 lakhs were Sunandini (ie . 94% of the total cattle population).
Changes in Cattle Population over the years
- Total
- ND
- Sunandini
Milk production in Kerala over the years
- Milk Production in lakh MT
Contribution in Milk production by Sunandini
- Total
- Sunandini
- Indigenous
- Buffalo
- Goat
Contribution in Milk production by Sunandini over the years
- Yield in KG
Changes in Buffalo population over the Years
Buffalo
Concerted efforts are to be undertaken for implementing buffalo development programme. KLD Board has been producing frozen buffalo semen and the same is made available through A1 units for artificial insemination.
- Buffalo
Changes in Goat Population over the years
Goat
Goat population is also on the decline mainly due to indiscriminate slaughter, shrinking of grazing lands and rapid urbanization.
- Goat
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