Animal Husbandary Statistics

First standard lactation yield of cows

in Progeny Testing area
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

Non descript / Indigenous cows
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

Kerala
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

Kerala
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

Kerala

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

under Alternative Scenarios, 2010−2030

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

during last 3 Census (Lakh No’s)
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

Kerala
  • 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

Kerala
  • Yield in KG

Changes in Buffalo population over the Years

Kerala

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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