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DAIRYING IN GUJARAT
A Statistical Profile
2013
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Part II:
Livestock Census
The 2007 Livestock Census puts the total livestock population in Gujarat at 23.5 million, which was
8.8 per cent higher than the 2003 Census. The females among the indigenous cattle, crossbred and
buffalo population numbered 3.5 million, 0.9 million and 7.8 million, respectively and as for the in-milk
females, there was a decline of 5.1 per cent, and increase of 58.4 per cent and 8.8 per cent respectively,
over the 2003 Census.
Banaskantha has the highest number of in-milk buffaloes and cows, with Sabarkantha and Mehsana in
second and third positions. Sabarkantha has the highest number of in-milk crossbreds, and Kachchh,
the highest in in-milk indigenous cattle. In-milk indigenous cattle like Gir are predominantly spread
across Saurashtra region covering Rajkot, Junagadh and Bhavnagar districts of Gujarat, whereas Kankrej
are found mostly in northern Gujarat and Kachchh region.