Livestock & Poultry

Submitted by pbhagawati on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 11:21

 

 

Livestock Population:

 

Sl. No.

Livestock

1997 Census

2003 Census

2007 Census

1.

Cattle

143024

160932

1698729

2.

Buffaloes

1970

2118

1536

3.

Sheep

5023

5746

4879

4.

Pigs

26975

40938

38390

5.

Goats

82980

123841

110120

6.

Poultry

219552

321919

255882

7.

Yak

4731

5719

6468

Source: Sikkim in brief 2011

 

Milk and Milk Products:

 

Item

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

Milk

376.44

434.86

400.78

Milk Products

62.84

19.88

20.81

Total

439.28

454.74

421.59

Source: Sikkim A Statistical Profile 2006-07

 

Establishment of Veterinary Services:

 

Sl. No.

Items

North

East

South

West

Sikkim

1.

District Vety. Hospital

4

4

2

3

13

2.

Sub-Division Level Vety. Hospital

2

3

2

2

9

3.

Vety. Dispensaries

5

8

6

6

25

4.

Stockman Centre

7

23

21

16

67

5.

Live-stock Check posts

1

1

1

1

4

Source: Sikkim in brief 2011