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The focus of animal welfare and rights debates in India has been on the treatment of cattle, since cows, unlike other animals, are considered to have a certain sacred status according to the majority of millions of Hindus (79.8%), Sikhs (1.7%), Buddhists (0.7%) and Jains (0.4%) living in India. [31]
According to a 2016 United States Department of Agriculture review, India has rapidly grown to become the world's largest beef exporter, accounting for 20% of world's beef trade based on its large water buffalo meat processing industry. [1] Surveys of cattle slaughter operations in India have reported hygiene and ethics concerns.
India has over 5 million stray cattle according to the livestock census data released in January 2020. [1] The stray cow attacks on humans and crops in both urban and rural areas is an issue for the residents. [2] [3] Cow slaughter is banned in many places in India with penalties of long imprisonment and huge fines.
In FY 2019, India had approximately 192.5 million cattle. India also had 148.9 million goats, 109.9 million buffaloes, 74.3 million sheep, and 9.1 million pigs. [2] Milk production in FY 2022-23 was estimated to have reached 230.58 million tons (459 (gms/day/capita) (increased from 221.06 million tonnes, and 444 gm/day/capita in 2021-22), [3] and egg production had reached a level of 138.38 ...
India has largest population of cattle in the world but due to prevalence of diseases in them overall productivity remains low. This program aims to vaccinate 500 million Livestock against FMD and 36 million female bovines annually against Brucellosis .The programme received 100% central funding for five years until 2024 in order to eradicate ...
The purpose of the Article 48 of the constitution is aimed at protecting Bos Indicus. [8] In view of the persistent demands requested from the related religions, for action to be taken to prevent cattle slaughtering, the government formulated Article 48 for well-being of cattle and to take measures to secure the cattle wealth of India.
Report of the Indian Cattle Plagues (1871) Cattle Plague: A History (1871) Manual of the More Deadly Forms of Cattle Disease in India (1872) Some Diseases of Cattle in India; Translated - ʿIlāj al-mawāshī (1874), Pasuchikitsa (Translated by Pandit Magan Lala 1875). Magan Lala's translation was of the Urdu/Hindustani version.
Worldwide employment In agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2021. India has one of the highest number of people employed in these sectors. As per the 2014 FAO world agriculture statistics India is the world's largest producer of many fresh fruits like banana, mango, guava, papaya, lemon and vegetables like chickpea, okra and milk, major spices like chili pepper, ginger, fibrous crops such as ...