Dynamics of Livestock Husbandry in Western Trans-Ghaghara (Devi Patan Region), Uttar Pradesh: A Case Study

Livestock husbandry is one of the important primary economic activities in the world which is practiced by almost 3 billion people. Livestock husbandry in India is major occupation which is practiced by about 70 percent population. In the present study various factors which determine the level, intensity, growth and development of livestock husbandry have been highlighted in the Western Trans-Ghaghra Region. The study is entirely based on secondary sources of data. The data have acquired from livestock censuses and district statistical magazines. In the present study growth of major species of livestock husbandry have been analyzed during two livestock census period (2003–2012). Moreover, livestock area and livestock population indices have been devised to assess growth in level and intensity of livestock husbandry. The inaccessibility of market, lack of application of modern techniques, lack of veterinary services, shrinking of grazing lands, lack of information of latest schemes and low socio-economic standard are the major reasons which are hindering the growth of livestock husbandry in the region.