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Part II :
Livestock Census
National Dairy Development Board
Dairying in Karnataka
A Statistical Profile
2015
II.1. Animal Population
TABLE II.1.1: Summary of Livestock Census (1992-2012) - Karnataka
Population
Livestock Census
1992
1997
2003
2007
2012
Total Bovine
17,425,616 15,198,318 13,529,900 14,829,500 12,986,989
Total Cattle
13,174,714 10,831,134 9,538,967 10,502,520 9,516,484
Total Exotic/Crossbred Cattle
626,677 1,292,508 1,602,471 2,193,042 2,912,517
Female
478,242
1,137,963
1,463,300
2,000,107
2,707,335
under 1 year
88,298
217,591
278,158
377,952
524,390
1 to 2.5 years
92,102
178,617
233,239
288,655
353,977
In-milk
184,052
522,553
681,751
955,787
1,304,367
Dry
73,866
167,350
221,473
303,136
427,870
Milch
257,918
689,903
903,224
1,258,923
1,732,237
Not Calved Even Once
19,017
38,567
41,361
58,564
88,119
Others
20,907
13,285
7,318
16,013
8,612
Males
148,435
154,545
139,171
192,935
205,182
Total Indigenous Cattle
12,548,037 9,538,626 7,936,496 8,309,478 6,603,967
Female
6,392,141
5,027,367
4,259,808
4,546,230
3,832,093
under 1 year
931,967
904,808
767,703
804,864
700,377
1 to 3 years
1,171,853
759,919
686,485
713,811
591,298
In-milk
1,697,674
1,757,415
1,407,289
1,551,688
1,292,254
Dry
1,698,606
1,220,615
1,093,164
1,104,189
908,274
Milch
3,396,280
2,978,030
2,500,453
2,655,877
2,200,528
Not Calved Even Once
208,464
314,896
258,450
290,213
308,258
Others
683,577
69,714
46,717
81,465
31,632
Males
6,155,896
4,511,259
3,676,688
3,763,248
2,771,874
Total Buffaloes
4,250,902 4,367,184 3,990,933 4,326,980 3,470,505
Female
3,510,947
3,735,606
3,526,720
3,828,648
3,110,131
under 1 year
560,146
728,177
682,658
716,221
641,309
1 to 3 years
589,704
502,824
484,050
512,120
413,078
In-milk
1,219,744
1,596,829
1,445,928
1,583,979
1,295,061
Dry
985,118
738,344
769,563
789,920
602,843
Milch
2,204,862
2,335,173
2,215,491
2,373,899
1,897,904
Not Calved Even Once
110,060
139,806
124,573
173,577
143,346
Others
46,175
29,626
19,948
52,831
14,494
Males
739,955
631,578
464,213
498,332
360,374
Source: 15
th
, 16
th
, 17
th
, 18
th
and 19
th
Livestock Census, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.