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DAIRYING IN GUJARAT
A Statistical Profile
2013
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Glossary
Artificial Insemination (ai)
:
is the process by which sperm is placed in the female reproductive tract for impregnation.
Bovine
:
are the large ruminants like cattle, buffaloes, yak and
mithun.
Breedable
:
female animals that have attained the age of puberty.
Breeding Tract
:
the area where breeds/group of animals are found.
Calving Interval
:
period between two calvings.
Castration
:
technique by which males are made sterile for use in draught operations.
Crossbred
:
animal produced by hybridization of two different breeds.
cp (crude protein)
:
crude protein in the feed.
dm (dry matter)
:
dry biomass available from feed and fodder.
dry animal
:
adult animals that have calved at least once but not in-milk at present.
food grains
:
includes cereals and pulses.
gross state domestic product (gsdp)
:
basic measure of a State’s overall economic performance. It represents the
market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a State in a year.
indigenous animals
:
those animals native to a particular area.
in-milk animals
:
animals which are lactating.
irrigation intensity
:
(Gross irrigated area/Net irrigated area) x 100.
lactation length
:
number of days the animal secretes milk.
lactation yield
:
total milk production over period of 300/305 days.
Literacy Rate
:
is defined as the percentage of literates in the age group above six years.
livestock
:
domesticated mammals.
male to female ratio
:
number of males to females.
milch animals
:
the sum of in-milk and dry animals.
milk utilisation pattern
:
quantities of milk retained for home consumption in liquid form, retained for product
conversion and milk sold by the milk producers.
marginal holdings
:
farmers having less than one hectare of operational holding.
small holdings
:
greater than one hectare and less than two.
semi medium
:
greater than two and less than four hectares.
medium holdings
:
are more than four and less than 10 hectares.
large holdings
:
are those larger than 10 hectares.
population density
:
number of human beings/animals per square km of geographical area.
Poultry
:
all categories of chicken, guinea fowls, turkey, ducks and quails.
sex ratio
:
is the ratio of females to 1,000 males in a population.
small ruminants
:
the sum of sheep and goats.
tdn
(total digestible nutrients)
:
nutrients of feed which can be digested.
Urbanisation
:
per cent of urban population to total population.
wet to dry ratio
:
ratio of number of in-milk animals to dry ones.