India S Livestock Sector Has Been Growing At An Impressive Rate Of About 5 To 6
Per Cent A Year. Livestock Sector Plays A Significant Role In Supplementing
Family Income And Generating Gainful Employment In The Rural Sector,
Particularly Among The Landless, Marginal And Small Farmers And Women, Besides
Providing Cheap Nutritional Food To Millions Of People.Livestock Has Been An
Integral Part Of The Farming Systems In India, Particularly In Orissa, Since
Time Immemorial. It Is Pursued As A Subsistence Occupation To Agriculture Mainly
To Provide Food For Human Consumption, Draught Power And Obtain Dung Manure For
Crop Production. Livestock Rearing Is Closely Integrated With Crop Raising
Activities.