20th Livestock Census: Key Results

The present report provides certain key results of 20th Livestock Census. It consists of All India total population of major livestock species. The report also contains State level data of various parameters along with distribution of livestock species according to their age, sex, usages etc. For the purpose of assessing the total count of livestock, the species namely, cattle, buffalo, mithun, yak, sheep, goat, pig, horse, pony, mule, donkey, camel were considered. Besides livestock, the various category of poultry birds possessed by each households and poultry farms were also counted on the spot in 20th Livestock Census.