The livestock population is expected to grow at the rate of per cent in the coming years and the population is likely to be around billion by 2050. Though India is among the leading producers of milk, meat and eggs, productivity of our animals is 20-60 per cent lower than the global average due to improper nutrition. Half of the total losses in livestock productivity are contributed to the inadequacy in supply of feed and fodder (DARE/ICAR Annual Report (2012–13). |