India stands first with respect to the bovine population having 1/5th of the world bovine population.  In spite of India’s position as highest producer of milk, productivity per animal is very poor.  It is only 987 Kgs/lactation as against 2038 Kgs/lactation as the world average.  This reflects the low productivity of our animals.  This is mainly due to poor plane of nutrition as well as low genetic potential for milk production and health care. Feed and fodder constitutes  most important input in livestock farming.......Read More

Source: love4cow.com