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A Report on Livestock
Industry in India
A REPORT OF LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY OF INDIA.
India's animal wealth is quite large in terms of its populations of cattle, poultry, sheep and goats, camels,
horses and pets (Table 1). Recently, aquaculture has also been growing in importance in India.
Table 1
Livestock population in India
Livestock type Population
(millions)
Cattle 204.5
Buffaloes 84.2
Sheep 50.8
Goats 115.3
Pigs 12.8
Horses/ponies 0.8
Mules 0.2
Donkeys 0.9
Camels 1.0
Yaks 0.06
Mithuns 0.15
Total livestock 470.86
Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of
Agriculture. 1992. Livestock census.
Dairy cattle
Worldwide, India is number one in milk production, at 78.0 million tonnes per annum, and the dairy
industry is spread across the whole country. India has one of the largest populations of cattle and
buffalo in the world. In a total of 288 million head, there are 10 million cross-bred cows, 15
million good milch cows of local varieties and 36 million buffaloes of good milch varieties
(Table 2). The remainder of the cattle population is of a non-descript variety and a sizeable
proportion consists of bullocks.
Table 2
Cattle and poultry indicators
Dairy
Cross-bred cows (millions) 10.0
Improved cows (millions) 15.0
Improved buffaloes (millions) 36.0
Milk production (million tonnes) 78.0
Per capita consumption (g/day) 240
Poultry
Commercial layers (millions) 150
Commercial broilers (millions) 650
Stock breeders (millions) 6.5
Egg production (109
) 40
Per capita availability (eggs/year) 40
Poultry meat production (million tonnes) 1.0
Per capita availability (g/year) 1 000
Poultry feed production (million tonnes) 9.0
Annual growth
Dairy industry 5%
Layer industry 6-7%
Broiler industry 10%
Source: CLFMA studies assembled from published reports in Indian
dairy and poultry journals.
The cross-bred population is either Jersey or Holstein-Friesian, crossed with local cows. Cross-breeding
was a natural solution to upgrading the milk yield in the absence of high-value imported varieties of pure-
bred animals. The buffalo breeds are unique to India, and produce milk with a fat content of 7 to 8
percent.
Milk is seen as a health drink and a variety of Indian sweets are prepared from milk. The ice-cream
market is growing.
Farms are located on the outskirts of cities and within cities. Almost all villages have a number of cattle,
but there are only a few organized dairy farms. In India, dairy is not so much an industry as a smallholder
farming activity.
Growth in the milk sector has occurred mainly through cooperative efforts. Cooperatives started by
supplying milk collection centres, where milk was collected from villagers in quantities as small as 1 litre,
and gradually started to provide other services to farmers, including education, artificial insemination,
veterinary health support and feeding. The small farmers became prosperous, loan facilities were made
available through banks, and member farmers started to share the profits from cooperatives. Cooperatives
also set up their own modern computerized feed plants. They have modern milk processing plants from
which they produce and market pasteurized milk, butter, butter oil, chocolate, ice-cream and milk sweets,
which are very popular with Indian consumers. Today, the feed production from cooperatives is about 0.6
million tonnes per year.
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), which has excellent facilities for research on
breeding, nutrition and health care, has played a pivotal role in setting up cooperatives. Without NDDB
and several of the existing dairy cooperatives, the milk sector in India would have suffered.
The dairy industry in India is expected to grow, but growth will be restricted to individual small farmers.
It is unlikely that India will see the advent of large, organized dairy farming in the near future.
Poultry
Compared with the rest of the livestock sector, the poultry industry in India is more scientific, better
organized and continuously progressing towards modernization. Breeding and feeding management has
improved through education, training, competition, expansion and survival instincts. India is the world's
fifth largest egg producer, with a total production of 40 billion eggs per year. The broiler industry is
growing at the rate of 10 percent per annum. Indicators are given in Table 2.
India has 150 million layers and 650 million broilers. Annual per capita consumption of eggs is 40, and
that of broiler meat is 1 000 g. Although these figures are low in comparison with those for developed
countries, the industry has great potential to expand because 30 percent of the country's population (about
300 million people) is developing economically and the demand for poultry products is therefore likely to
grow.
The poultry industry has witnessed several ups and downs in the last 25 years as a result of unplanned
growth and a lack of government regulation. Currently, it is growing at the rate of 10 percent in broilers
and 6 to 7 percent in layers and is going through a phase of integration in broilers which is likely to
change the face of the industry. Although the phenomenon is new, it is expected that there will be very
rapid changes towards integration as more farmers find it increasingly difficult to run farms with marginal
profits or negative margins. The poultry industry is very modern, with pure-line breeding, the latest
vaccines and medicines, environmentally controlled poultry houses, up-to-date processing units, the latest
management practices, chicken processing, exports of hatching eggs and excellent feed quality.
Sheep, goats and camels
The sheep and goat sector is mostly in the hands of nomadic tribes and no significant scientific
husbandry, rearing and management practices are implemented. Research on breeding and nutrition is
being conducted at research institutes and agricultural universities.
Most of the country's camels are located in the desert area of the western part of India, in the states of
Rajasthan and Gujarat, bordering Pakistan. Camels are reared by individuals who feed them local
ingredients. There is a lack of scientific management practices, genetic studies and scientific feeding
practices in camel rearing and the industry survives mostly on the basis of local, long-established
knowledge of feeding and breeding. There is, however, a fairly good disease diagnosis and treatment
system, with modern medicines and vaccines.
Swine
India is a multilingual, multiracial country whose people hold various religious beliefs. Although the
majority of the population is Hindu, there are sizeable minorities of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs,
Buddhists, Jains, Parsees and others. India also has a large tribal population and is a plural society in
which the sentiments of each social and religious group need to be respected for harmony and peaceful
coexistence. Thus, most states in India have banned cow slaughter and the beef industry is therefore non-
existent. The majority of people disapprove of pork consumption, maybe because of the lack of scientific
management on swine farms. Swine reared on the streets are very unhygienic and buyers are always
suspicious about the source of pork, so there is no organized pork industry.
Aquaculture
The aquaculture industry is relatively young. Prawns and fish are grown in both fresh and brackish water,
the latter being located mostly in the southeast and southwest coasts. Aquaculture feed is manufactured
with highly scientific methods and modern plants that use new technologies and are highly efficient.
Multinational companies from Thailand and Taiwan Province of China have invested in this business.
India exports most of its aquaculture products.
Horses and pets
The Indian equine industry goes back more than 50 years and is considered modern, scientific and very
well equipped in terms of every aspect of animal husbandry practices. The equine industry is spread
across India and is restricted to horse racing. Imports of good genetic material are quite common in this
industry. The feeding of these valuable animals is mostly at the farm level under the supervision of
experienced people following traditional practices. What innovation there is tends to be closely guarded
by the companies concerned.
The Indian pet industry is in a nascent stage, with the main focus being on dogs rather than cats and the
emphasis on breeding and training. Regular dog shows are held by enthusiastic dog owners to increase
awareness of the rearing of good-quality pure-breds; dogs are a source of pride for households. In many
cities, animal health care systems are run by qualified vets with well-equipped facilities such as X-ray
machines, surgical facilities, imported vaccines and the latest drugs. The feeding of pets is however, left
to the household. Some commercial preparations are available in the form of dog biscuits, chews, etc., but
dogs are fed mostly on home-cooked food. One of the reasons for this could be the high cost of
commercial pet food.
FEEDSTUFFS AND INGREDIENTS IN ANIMAL FEEDS
India is currently self-sufficient in livestock feeds and does not depend on imports. Instead, the country
exports large quantities of solvent extracted meals, which are a major source of foreign exchange earning.
Cereals and grains
Maize, sorghum and bajra (a type of millet) are commonly used in animal feeds. Wheat and rice
are mainly retained for human consumption.
Cakes and meals
Commonly used commodities of this kind are soybean, groundnut, rapeseed, sesame and sunflower meals
in poultry feed. In cattle feed, in addition to these meals, others such as cottonseed and copra are used as
premium ingredients.
Feeds of animal origin
Meat-meal, fishmeal, bone-meal and dicalcium phosphate of bone origin are the common raw materials
available for animal feeding. It is interesting to note that, with the exception of some bone-based
dicalcium phosphate, the Indian feed industry does not use materials of animal origin in dairy cattle feed.
This was not out of fear of any zoonotic problems but the result of deep-rooted beliefs that the cow is
sacred and must therefore be vegetarian. Now even the use of bone-based dicalcium phosphate has been
banned and mineral-based dicalcium phosphate is used instead.
Fishmeal and meat-meal were popularly used in poultry feed, but the increased production, improved
availability and better awareness of soybean meal has led to its replacing fishmeal and meat-meal in most
poultry rations. It should be mentioned that farmers have faced production problems owing to the
bacterial contamination of fishmeal and meat-meal. The quality of fishmeal is also very poor.
Popular by-products
Some by-products are very nutritious and palatable to cattle, and these products form the bulk of cattle
feed. They include wheat bran, rice bran and oil-extracted rice bran, tapioca, guar meal, safflower meal,
maize gluten and molasses. A special mention should be made of Indian cattle feed's unique use of hulls
or shells, popularly known as chunis in the local language. These shells come from pulses: horse
gram, black gram, mung bean and pigeon pea.
Minerals and vitamins
Cattle feed is necessarily enriched with vitamins A and D3, and trace minerals such as iron, zinc,
manganese, copper, cobalt and iodine. Calcium and phosphorus are also included. Poultry feed is
enriched with all of these and all of the B complex vitamins.
Feed additives and supplements
Feed additives and supplements have played a very important role in enhancing the performance of dairy
animals and, even more so, poultry. Today they are necessary in any feed formulation and essential for
the formulation of a balanced diet. The additives and supplements used are antibiotic growth promoters
(their usage is not banned in India), prebiotics, probiotics, enzymes, mould inhibitors, toxin binders, anti-
coccidial supplements, acidifiers, amino acids, by-pass fat, by-pass protein, non-antibiotic growth
promoters, milk boosters, antioxidants, feed flavours and herbal preparations of Indian origin. A number
of these products are imported from developed countries.
ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY PRODUCTION
Maize and sorghum
Maize is one of the most important cereals used in animal feed. The annual production of maize is about
10.5 million tonnes; about 4 million tonnes of which are used in the starch industry, 4.5 million tonnes in
animal feeds and 2.5 million tonnes in human consumption and seed production. Maize production has
remained almost static in the past three years while demand is increasing. The major crop is during the
Kharif season (June to October), which accounts for 90 percent of the total. The remaining 10 percent is
harvested in the Rabi season (November to February).
The import of maize used to be restricted but, since April 2000, imports have been approved under open
general licence (OGL). There are, however, 15 percent duty and a grain inspection fee to be paid, so there
is no price parity between imported and domestically produced maize. There is no subsidy or minimum
price index for maize, and the price varies with the market demand. Maize cannot be exported.
Sorghum and bajra are very sturdy varieties of millet that can grow under limited rainfall
conditions and are popularly used in animal feeds. Production of sorghum has remained static.
There is no export of sorghum and bajra (millet). See Table 3 for production of maize and
sorghum.
Table 3
Production of feed ingredients and
solvent meals, 1998-1999
Commodity Production Export
(million tonnes) (million
tonnes)
Maize 10.2 0
Jowar 9.3 0
Soybean meal 2.7 2.731
Groundnut meal 0.59 0.09
Rapeseed meal 1.05 0.92
Sunflower meal 0.52 0.03
Cottonseed cake 1.12 0
Rice bran (deoiled) 2.95 0.005
1
Spillover from previous year's production.
Source: Government of India. 1995. Fertilizer statistics
1994-95.
Rice bran and solvent-extracted rice bran
Rice bran and solvent-extracted rice bran are by-products. India is one of the world's largest producers of
rice, producing 87 million tonnes during 1998/99 (1.7 percent more than in the previous year), and India
produces approximately 2.95 million tonnes of solvent-extracted rice bran, which is regularly exported.
Oilseed meals
India produces soybean, groundnut, rapeseed, sunflower, sesame and cotton meals and these are used as
major ingredients in animal feeds. The production of solvent meals is shown in Table 3.
For animal feeds, soybean is the most frequently used oilseed meal and has completely replaced
fishmeal in poultry feeds. Cottonseed cake and meal are often used in cattle feed throughout the country.
Groundnut meal is less popular because of the aflatoxin problem. Rapeseed meal is second to soybean
meal in production and second to cottonseed cake and meal for cattle feed. Sunflower meal is commonly
used in both cattle and poultry feed.
India regularly imports edible oil and imported 4.4 million tonnes in 1998-1999. These imports have
created problems for the country's crushers and, although India has about 600 solvent extraction units,
they are running at only 50 percent of capacity.
India's economy is agro-based but the yield per hectare is a cause of major concern to the country's
farmers and agriculture. The government recognizes this and there are subsidies on fertilizers and power
tariffs. The government also assures base prices for many agro-based commodities. India's average yields
per hectare of major commodities compared with the highest yields realized worldwide are given in Table
4.
Table 4
Average yield per hectare of selected
agricultural seeds (in tonnes)
Seed Highest yield worldwide Indian
yield
Soybean 2.62 (United States) 1.0
Rapeseed 3.52 (France) 1.0
Sunflower 1.78 (Argentina) 1.0
Groundnut 2.82 (United States) 1.5
Sesame 0.78 (China) 0.6
Maize 7.9 (United States) 1.6
Sources: Data collected from SEA Publications 2000;
Government of India. 1995. Fertilizer statistics 1994-95.
With a population of 1 billion people, the demand for agroproducts is great and India will have to
augment its agricultural production by several hundred percent if the country is to remain self-sufficient.
FEED STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
For cattle and poultry, nutritional standards have been prepared with respect to the genotype,
environment, quality of available raw materials, maintenance methods, production and reproduction
requirements, production capacity and phase of production.
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is a central government organization that facilitates discussion
between scientists and industry and prepares guidelines and specifications. Table 5 shows the BIS
specifications for dairy cattle and Tables 6a, 6b and 6c those for poultry.
Table 5
BIS standards, dairy feed requirements
Characteristic Type I (IS: 2052,
1979, reaffirmed
1990)
Type II (IS: 2052,
1979, reaffirmed
1990)
Moisture (maximum %) 11 11
Crude protein
(maximum %)
22 20
Crude fat (minimum %) 3 2.5
Crude fibre (maximum
%)
7 12
Acid-insoluble ash
(maximum %)
3 4
Source: Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, India.
Table 6a
BIS standards, poultry feed requirements
Characteristic Broiler
starter
feed
Broiler
finisher
feed
Chick
feed
Growing
chicken
feed
Laying
chicken
feed
Breeder
layer
feed
Moisture
(maximum %)
11 11 11 11 11 11
Crude protein
(N x 6.25)
(maximum %)
23 20 20 16 18 18
Crude fibre
(maximum %)
6 6 7 8 8 8
Acid-insoluble
ash (maximum
%)
3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Salt (as NaCl)
(maximum %)
0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Source: BIS. Poultry feeds - specifications, fourth revision.
Table 6b
BIS standards, poultry feed declaration
requirements
Characteristic Broiler
starter
feed
Broiler
finisher
feed
Chick
feed
Growing
chicken
feed
Laying
chicken
feed
Breeder
layer
feed
Calcium (Ca)
(maximum %)
1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.0
Available
phosphorus
(minimum %)
0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Lysine
(maximum %)
1.2 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.65
0.65
Methionine
(maximum %)
0.50 0.35 0.3 0.25 0.30 0.30
Metabolizable
energy
(minimum
cal/kg)
2 800 2 900 2 600 2 500 2 600 2 600
Source: BIS. Poultry feeds - specifications, fourth revision.
Table 6c
BIS standards, poultry feed requirements for
minerals, fatty acids, amino acids and vitamins
Characteristic Broiler
starter
feed
Broiler
finisher
feed
Chick
feed
Growing
chicken
feed
Laying
chicken
feed
Breeder
layer
feed
Manganese
(mg/kg)
90 90 90 50 55 90
Iodine (mg/kg) 1 1 1 1 1 1
Iron (mg/kg) 120 120 120 90 75 90
Zinc (mg/kg) 60 60 60 50 75 100
Copper (mg/kg) 12 12 12 9 9 12
Vitamin A
(IU/kg)
6 000 6 000 6 000 6 000 8 000 8 000
Vitamin D3
(IU/kg)
600 600 600 600 1 200 1 200
Thiamine
(mg/kg)
5 5 5 3 3 3
Riboflavin
(mg/kg)
6 6 6 5 5 8
Pantothenic
acid (mg/kg)
15 15 15 15 15 15
Nicotinic acid
(mg/kg)
40 40 40 15 15 15
Biotin (mg/kg) 0.2 0.2 0.02 0.15 0.15 0.20
Vitamin B12
(mg/kg)
0.015 0.015 0.015 0.01 0.010 0.01
Folic
acid(mg/kg)
1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5
Choline (mg/kg) 1 400 1 000 1 300 900 800 800
Vitamin E
(mg/kg)
15 15 15 10 10 15
Vitamin K
(mg/kg)
1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Pyridoxine
(mg/kg)
5 5 5 5 5 8
Linoleic acid
(g/100 g)
1 1 1 1 1 1
Methionine +
cystine (g/100
g)
0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.55 0.55
Source: BIS. Poultry feeds - specifications, fourth revision.
The Compound Livestock Feed Manufacturers' Association (CLFMA) has prepared its own
specifications, which are shown in Table 7 for cattle and Table 8 for poultry.
Table 7
CLFMA specifications for compound feeds, dairy
cattle and buffaloes
Characteristic Dairy
special
feed
Type
I feed
Type II feed Type
III
feed
Moisture (maximum %) 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0
Crude protein (on dm basis)
(minimum %)
22.0 20.0 18.0 16.0
Undegraded protein
(minimum %)
8.0 -- -- --
Crude fat (minimum %) 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.0
Crude fibre (maximum %) 7.0 7.0 12.0 14.0
Acid-insoluble ash
(maximum %)
3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
Source: CLFMA Standards for Compound Animal Feeds.
Table 8
CLFMA specifications for compound
feeds, poultry
Characterist
ic
Chic
k
feed
Growe
r feed
Laye
r
feed,
I
Laye
r
feed
II
Broile
r
starte
r feed
Broiler
finishe
r feed
Breede
r chick
feed
Breede
r
grower
feed
Broiler
breede
r feed
Layer
breede
r feed
Broiler
male
breede
r feed
Moisture
(maximum %)
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Crude protein
(minimum %)
18 14 16 14 20 18 18 14 16 16 14
Fat (maximum
%)
2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Crude fibre
(maximum %)
7 8 8 10 6 5 5 7 7 7 7
Acid-insoluble
ash (maximum
%)
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Metabolizable
energy
(minimum
cal/kg)
2 600 2 300 2 500 2 300 2 600 2 700 2 600 2 400 2 500 2 500 2 400
Source: CLFMA Standards for Compound Animal
Feeds.
The specifications of both BIS and CLFMA are only guidelines and their use as standards is not
compulsory. The animal feed business is competitive and feed manufacturers therefore endeavour to
produce feed of the highest possible quality.
FEEDING PRACTICES AND THE USE OF COMPOUND FEED
In India, the term "compound feed" refers to feed that is nutritionally balanced and has been
manufactured using the facilities of an analytical laboratory and under the supervision of nutritionists.
There are also a large number of small-scale feed mixers who produce feed for local consumption. Such
feed is termed "self-mixed feed" or "home-mixed feed".
Cattle feed
Cattle feeding practices are very traditional. Farmers choose their own ingredients and prepare their own
formulations, believing that by these means they are able to pay more individual attention to their cattle.
The productivity of the cattle is limited because of their poor genetic make-up, so high-quality compound
feed (industry feed) may not necessarily generate a significant improvement in productivity and this has
hampered growth of the cattle feed industry because most farmers are reluctant to use compound feed
fully. Instead they compromise by using such feed in proportions of 5 to 60 percent, making up the
balance with their own formulations. It is only in the case of highly productive animals that compound
feed has been able to show its real potential and the importance of technology has been demonstrated.
The share of compound cattle feed manufactured by the industry, in relation to the overall potential, is
low for the following reasons:
 The cattle population is fragmented and spread over large parts of the country. Farmers' low level
of education and strong traditional beliefs mean that there is generally little awareness of
compound cattle feed.
 More than 50 percent of the country's total milk production comes from a very large number of
low-yielding cows and buffaloes. A further 25 percent of milk production comes from buffaloes
and only the remaining 25 percent of the total is produced by cross-bred and improved cows.
 Industrially manufactured compound cattle feed has proved its value for cross-bred cows and
buffaloes but not for low-yielding cattle because of their genetic limitations. Home-mixed feed is
very frequently used for buffaloes and low-yielding cattle.
Poultry feed
Poultry feed is divided into layer and broiler feed. In the case of layer feed, cost is the main constraint in
using compound feed. An innovative, high-value compound feed can result in increased numbers of eggs,
but the risks are too high because of the birds' long life cycle.
Compound feed has, however, made a major contribution to broiler feeding. This is an example of
excellent coordination among instrument technology, formulations and use of feed additives and
supplements. Cost is a less important factor because the performance improvements are greater than the
cost increases and the birds' life cycle is short.
Two types of poultry feed are prepared. One is ready-made and in the form of mash or pellets. The
second is in concentrated form for mixing with an energy source. Concentrates are protein sources,
balanced in amino acids and containing vitamins, minerals and feed additives. They are mixed with
energy sources such as maize, sorghum or bajra to prepare poultry rations.
The quality assurance of compound feed
The Indian feed industry employs the services of qualified nutritionists. Members of the industry have
their own analytical laboratories and either have their own research and development facilities or have
access to the research laboratories of agricultural universities or government institutions. The industry is
fully committed to quality and its technical staff are knowledgeable about the nutrition of cattle,
buffaloes, layers and broilers.
As well as the normal proximate principles, other analyses are regularly carried out, such as amino acids,
aflatoxin, ochratoxin, castor, tannins and urease activity. There is a high degree of awareness of feed
microbiology among the millers of feed. Feed raw materials and finished products are subjected to
microbial counts, Salmonella and Escherichia coli testing and mould count, and contaminated
materials are rejected and sometimes destroyed. Insurance cover is available.
The feed millers have acquired the latest technologies and modern equipment such as high-pressure
liquid chromatography (HPLC) and near-infrared (NIR) analysers. All vitamins, minerals and other feed
additives are regularly analysed using modern analytical techniques.
Regular seminars are conducted, short-term courses are arranged and Indian scientists are constantly
working to upgrade the quality of Indian feed and make it completely safe for animal feeding.
The quality of Indian feed can be compared with that of any Western feed. Today it is common to
achieve a chicken house average of 310 eggs in 52 weeks, in layers, and body weights of 2.0 kg in less
than six weeks, with a feed conversion ratio of between 1.8 and 1.9, in broilers. Dairy feed can use the
genetic potential of Indian cattle at its maximum. The quality of Indian feed is satisfactory and innovation
will continue.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ANIMAL FEED
Given the importance of feed ingredients, Indian scientists have worked on various aspects of research
and development in the field of animal feeds and feeding. In the 1960s, all Indian raw materials were
analysed for their proximate composition, metabolizable energy values and deleterious factors. During the
1970s, the government sanctioned special projects to study the use of by-products in animal feeds.
Various by-products were considered and their nutritional parameters studied (a list of the various by-
products available in animal feeds is given in Table 9). Indian scientists analysed ingredients for their
chemical values and studied their biological values, and this information was useful to the industry in the
initial stages of growth. In the 1970s and 1980s subsequent research was conducted on the energy-protein
and energy-amino acid ratios and the vitamin and mineral requirements of animals. During the next phase
of research, the main focus was on bypass fat and bypass protein utilization in ruminants, and on the role
of various feed additives in enhancing milk, egg and broiler meat production. Research and development
work has been conducted on least-cost formulations and usage of synthetic amino acids.
Table 9
By-products used in animal feed
Forest produce Babul seed, dhaincha seed, puwad seed, patwa seed, sagaon seed, san seed, tulsi seed,
tamarind seed, babul falli, mesta seed
Food industry Biscuit waste, cocoa-shell powder, cocoa beans, maize dust, macaroni waste, issapgul
chhala
Gum and starch industry Guar seeds, guar kurma and chuni, dhaincha kurma, tapioca milk powder,
tapioca spent pulp, maize gluten, maize cake
Fruit and vegetable processing Orange peel, spent lemon, orange waste, jamun seed, potato waste,
tomato waste, mango kernel, pineapple waste, mango seed extraction, coffee waste, extracted tea leaves
Alcohol industry Barley waste, yeast sludge, grape extractions, penicillin residue
Essential oil industry Spent residue of pepper, cardamom and ginger, spent ajwan seed, spent anthia
seed cake
Note: Most of these by-products are used in cattle feed. They are regional and seasonal
and used, always fresh, in small quantities.
Source: Author's selection from various research and published work.
THE FEED INDUSTRY AND CLFMA
CLFMA was formed in June 1967 as an association of feed manufacturers and associated industries such
as ingredient suppliers, importers, feed additive manufacturers, consultants, hatcheries and milk
cooperatives and feed machinery manufacturers. The objectives of CLFMA are to promote the concept of
nutritionally balanced compound feed; to promote, assist, organize and coordinate scientific research in
the field of animal nutrition; to conduct, assign, sponsor or co-sponsor surveys and studies; to collect,
classify and circulate information related to animal feed to its members and government; to offer
suggestions to government in formulating policies; and to impart training to livestock farmers, feed mill
personnel, veterinarians, students and others. The office-bearers of CLFMA are elected and operate for a
maximum of two years at one level.
Over the years, CLFMA has been able to solve many problems of the industry, but many others still
remain unsolved. CLFMA is gradually becoming a representative of the entire livestock industry. The
feed production of its members is described in Table 10, while the industry's production of feed vis-á-vis
potential is described in Table 11.
Table 10
CLFMA members' production of compound
livestock feed (million tonnes)
Year Cattle Poultry Others Total
1995 1.50 1.26 0.05 2.81
1996 1.50 1.40 0.03 2.93
1997 1.41 1.34 0.02 2.77
1998 1.46 1.69 0.03 3.18
1999 1.60 1.90 0.03 3.53
Source: CLFMA publications on production.
Table 11
Animal feed potential and the industry's production
Feed type Potential Industry's
production
Production as
% of potential
(million
tonnes)
(million tonnes)
Cattle feed 60 1.6 2.6
Poultry feed 9 1.9 21.1
Total 69 3.5 5.07
Sources: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of
Agriculture. 1992. Livestock census; CLFMA production figures.
ISSUES IN THE ANIMAL FEED INDUSTRY
Standardization and regulation of animal feed manufacturers
As already mentioned, BIS has produced guideline feed standards and the industry also has its own
guidelines. Currently there is no compulsion to use BIS standards, but the central government has been
advising states to introduce their own regulatory standards. The industry, however, is resisting this move.
One of the major reasons for opposition is that the government wants to legislate regulation under the
Essential Commodities Act 1955 which is considered draconian and totally inappropriate in this context.
There is no shortage of compound animal feeds anywhere in the country. In fact, the organized sector of
the compound feed industry is facing serious problems resulting from a huge idle capacity, to the extent
of 50 percent or more. New capacities are being added by global players in the feed business and by
national as well as multinational integrators. The nature of animal feeds and the animal feed industry has
completely changed.
Increasingly, products, including new products, are being excluded from the purview of the Essential
Commodities Act 1955. Major raw materials for compound animal feeds, such as groundnut, soybean,
rapeseed and sunflower meals and cottonseed and rice bran extract, which are exported, are not covered
by the Act. There is therefore no reason for it to cover the animal feed manufactured with these raw
materials.
Furthermore, the industry has several reservations about implementing BIS standards. There is a lack of
flexibility in these standards and they are lagging far behind the industry's products. For cattle, they have
not been revised for 30 years, while the BIS standards for poultry are obsolete.
Another feed standards issue that worries both the government and industry is that any changes to
existing standards will be slow and difficult to arrive at because of participative conflicts and various
lobbying groups. However, the industry's principal concern about compulsory standards is that they will
disturb efforts to innovate and upgrade feed production in order to improve the productivity of the
animals. This is because all innovations would have to be passed by BIS, and such a process is likely to
take several years to complete.
Classifications of animal feed supplements/additives for import
The classification of feed additives is a major hindrance to the Indian feed industry. Worldwide, animal
feed supplements and additives are covered under chapter 23.09 of the Harmonized System of
Nomenclature (HSN), to which India is a signatory. In the HSN, all feed ingredients are listed under the
"free" category for import, but the Indian Government put them into the "restricted" category in October
1995. Since then, there have been continuous discussions among the drug control authorities, the
Director-General of Foreign Trade and the Central Excise Department, all of which want to bring feed
additives under their administration so as to increase their own revenues. The industry, represented by
CLFMA, has made several representations to the government, but these have been round various
government departments, appellate tribunals, the High Court and the Supreme Court without providing
any useful results for the industry.
Countervailing duty on amino acids
The essential amino acids, such as DL-methionine, L-lysine and L-threonine, are not manufactured in
India. These products are vital ingredients of compound animal feed for improving the quality of the final
feed and making it conversion-efficient. With a view to bringing about the rapid development of animal
husbandry in India, the government reduced the import duty on essential amino acids to the present level
of 10 percent customs duty, so that the feed price to livestock farmers would be economic. However, with
the imposition of countervailing duty (CVD) and other duties, the objective of helping to promote animal
husbandry has been defeated. Table 12 shows the import duty on amino acids in different countries.
Table 12
Import duty rates on amino acids in selected
countries (1998)
Country Rate
(%)
Hong Kong 0
Indonesia 0
Japan 0
Malaysia 0
Nepal 4.0
Pakistan 0
Singapore 0
Sri Lanka 5.0
Thailand 0
India 39.61
Source: Information collected by CLFMA from various feed
associations in the other countries.
Local sales tax
Another threat to the industry is posed by local sales taxes. It must be noted that the feed industry is
mainly commodity-oriented and, although it is value-added, it cannot support the burden of any kind of
taxation. The industry has made several representations to the government and some state governments
have accepted its point of view and refrained from levying any tax on animal feeds.
Import and export
Indian feed was exported to the Near East during the 1980s, but the export demand was reduced when
feed mills were set up in the Near East. At present, India exports about 25 000 tonnes of feed to the Near
East as general animal feed.
There is no import of animal feed as such into India. However, the country does import certain
chemicals, feed additives, amino acids and essentials for aquaculture feed.
THE FUTURE OF THE INDIAN FEED INDUSTRY - WINDS OF CHANGE
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, India has a population of 1 billion people. Although the
annual growth rate has slowed from 2 to 1.8 percent, the base is so broad that changes in population
dynamics are not perceptible. The population may stabilize by sometime between 2030 and 2040 if all
sections of society support family planning wholeheartedly. The purchasing power of the middle class is
growing (the middle class accounts for approximately 300 million people) and food habits are also
changing.
The Indian economy is growing at the rate of 6 to 8 percent per annum. The livestock industry in India is
the second largest contributor to gross domestic product (GDP), after agriculture, and accounts for 9
percent of the total. Consumption is likely to increase as follows: per capita milk from 240 to 450 g
per year; per capita eggs from 40 to 100 per year; and per capita broiler meat from 1 000 to 2
000 g per year.
A major change is occurring in India on the economic front. The country has adopted a model that lies
midway between liberal and public sector production, but growth has been affected by the poor
performance of most of the public sector units, rising government costs and fiscal deficit, and the
economy has suffered. A process of liberalization was set in motion by the government and has been
implemented for the last eight to ten years. This has caused India to open up and invite investment from
multinationals, liberalize imports, reduce government expenditure and remove public sector businesses. It
also means that the days of nationalization, unnecessary government controls and restrictions will soon be
over thanks to progress in the country's economy.
India has entered into an agreement with its trade partners under the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The changes brought about by the liberalization process will be slow but certain. The government is
opening up imports in a phased manner, and it is expected that this process will be completed by April
2003. In the meantime, about 930 items, including agricultural products, will be open for import under
open general licence from April 2001, making it possible to import dressed chicken, milk and milk
products.
Various livestock industry associations have taken issue with such imports in an attempt to protect their
members. If the livestock industry is affected, the feed industry will also be affected. The Government of
India has raised the tariff on all poultry and poultry products from 35 percent to the WTO boundary
level of 100 percent. It therefore appears that there will be a level playing field.
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A Report on Livestock Industry in India

  • 1. A Report on Livestock Industry in India
  • 2. A REPORT OF LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY OF INDIA. India's animal wealth is quite large in terms of its populations of cattle, poultry, sheep and goats, camels, horses and pets (Table 1). Recently, aquaculture has also been growing in importance in India. Table 1 Livestock population in India Livestock type Population (millions) Cattle 204.5 Buffaloes 84.2 Sheep 50.8 Goats 115.3 Pigs 12.8 Horses/ponies 0.8 Mules 0.2 Donkeys 0.9 Camels 1.0 Yaks 0.06 Mithuns 0.15 Total livestock 470.86 Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture. 1992. Livestock census. Dairy cattle Worldwide, India is number one in milk production, at 78.0 million tonnes per annum, and the dairy industry is spread across the whole country. India has one of the largest populations of cattle and buffalo in the world. In a total of 288 million head, there are 10 million cross-bred cows, 15 million good milch cows of local varieties and 36 million buffaloes of good milch varieties (Table 2). The remainder of the cattle population is of a non-descript variety and a sizeable proportion consists of bullocks. Table 2 Cattle and poultry indicators Dairy Cross-bred cows (millions) 10.0 Improved cows (millions) 15.0 Improved buffaloes (millions) 36.0 Milk production (million tonnes) 78.0 Per capita consumption (g/day) 240
  • 3. Poultry Commercial layers (millions) 150 Commercial broilers (millions) 650 Stock breeders (millions) 6.5 Egg production (109 ) 40 Per capita availability (eggs/year) 40 Poultry meat production (million tonnes) 1.0 Per capita availability (g/year) 1 000 Poultry feed production (million tonnes) 9.0 Annual growth Dairy industry 5% Layer industry 6-7% Broiler industry 10% Source: CLFMA studies assembled from published reports in Indian dairy and poultry journals. The cross-bred population is either Jersey or Holstein-Friesian, crossed with local cows. Cross-breeding was a natural solution to upgrading the milk yield in the absence of high-value imported varieties of pure- bred animals. The buffalo breeds are unique to India, and produce milk with a fat content of 7 to 8 percent. Milk is seen as a health drink and a variety of Indian sweets are prepared from milk. The ice-cream market is growing. Farms are located on the outskirts of cities and within cities. Almost all villages have a number of cattle, but there are only a few organized dairy farms. In India, dairy is not so much an industry as a smallholder farming activity. Growth in the milk sector has occurred mainly through cooperative efforts. Cooperatives started by supplying milk collection centres, where milk was collected from villagers in quantities as small as 1 litre, and gradually started to provide other services to farmers, including education, artificial insemination, veterinary health support and feeding. The small farmers became prosperous, loan facilities were made available through banks, and member farmers started to share the profits from cooperatives. Cooperatives also set up their own modern computerized feed plants. They have modern milk processing plants from which they produce and market pasteurized milk, butter, butter oil, chocolate, ice-cream and milk sweets, which are very popular with Indian consumers. Today, the feed production from cooperatives is about 0.6 million tonnes per year. The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), which has excellent facilities for research on breeding, nutrition and health care, has played a pivotal role in setting up cooperatives. Without NDDB and several of the existing dairy cooperatives, the milk sector in India would have suffered. The dairy industry in India is expected to grow, but growth will be restricted to individual small farmers. It is unlikely that India will see the advent of large, organized dairy farming in the near future. Poultry Compared with the rest of the livestock sector, the poultry industry in India is more scientific, better organized and continuously progressing towards modernization. Breeding and feeding management has improved through education, training, competition, expansion and survival instincts. India is the world's fifth largest egg producer, with a total production of 40 billion eggs per year. The broiler industry is growing at the rate of 10 percent per annum. Indicators are given in Table 2.
  • 4. India has 150 million layers and 650 million broilers. Annual per capita consumption of eggs is 40, and that of broiler meat is 1 000 g. Although these figures are low in comparison with those for developed countries, the industry has great potential to expand because 30 percent of the country's population (about 300 million people) is developing economically and the demand for poultry products is therefore likely to grow. The poultry industry has witnessed several ups and downs in the last 25 years as a result of unplanned growth and a lack of government regulation. Currently, it is growing at the rate of 10 percent in broilers and 6 to 7 percent in layers and is going through a phase of integration in broilers which is likely to change the face of the industry. Although the phenomenon is new, it is expected that there will be very rapid changes towards integration as more farmers find it increasingly difficult to run farms with marginal profits or negative margins. The poultry industry is very modern, with pure-line breeding, the latest vaccines and medicines, environmentally controlled poultry houses, up-to-date processing units, the latest management practices, chicken processing, exports of hatching eggs and excellent feed quality. Sheep, goats and camels The sheep and goat sector is mostly in the hands of nomadic tribes and no significant scientific husbandry, rearing and management practices are implemented. Research on breeding and nutrition is being conducted at research institutes and agricultural universities. Most of the country's camels are located in the desert area of the western part of India, in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, bordering Pakistan. Camels are reared by individuals who feed them local ingredients. There is a lack of scientific management practices, genetic studies and scientific feeding practices in camel rearing and the industry survives mostly on the basis of local, long-established knowledge of feeding and breeding. There is, however, a fairly good disease diagnosis and treatment system, with modern medicines and vaccines. Swine India is a multilingual, multiracial country whose people hold various religious beliefs. Although the majority of the population is Hindu, there are sizeable minorities of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsees and others. India also has a large tribal population and is a plural society in which the sentiments of each social and religious group need to be respected for harmony and peaceful coexistence. Thus, most states in India have banned cow slaughter and the beef industry is therefore non- existent. The majority of people disapprove of pork consumption, maybe because of the lack of scientific management on swine farms. Swine reared on the streets are very unhygienic and buyers are always suspicious about the source of pork, so there is no organized pork industry. Aquaculture The aquaculture industry is relatively young. Prawns and fish are grown in both fresh and brackish water, the latter being located mostly in the southeast and southwest coasts. Aquaculture feed is manufactured with highly scientific methods and modern plants that use new technologies and are highly efficient. Multinational companies from Thailand and Taiwan Province of China have invested in this business. India exports most of its aquaculture products. Horses and pets The Indian equine industry goes back more than 50 years and is considered modern, scientific and very well equipped in terms of every aspect of animal husbandry practices. The equine industry is spread
  • 5. across India and is restricted to horse racing. Imports of good genetic material are quite common in this industry. The feeding of these valuable animals is mostly at the farm level under the supervision of experienced people following traditional practices. What innovation there is tends to be closely guarded by the companies concerned. The Indian pet industry is in a nascent stage, with the main focus being on dogs rather than cats and the emphasis on breeding and training. Regular dog shows are held by enthusiastic dog owners to increase awareness of the rearing of good-quality pure-breds; dogs are a source of pride for households. In many cities, animal health care systems are run by qualified vets with well-equipped facilities such as X-ray machines, surgical facilities, imported vaccines and the latest drugs. The feeding of pets is however, left to the household. Some commercial preparations are available in the form of dog biscuits, chews, etc., but dogs are fed mostly on home-cooked food. One of the reasons for this could be the high cost of commercial pet food. FEEDSTUFFS AND INGREDIENTS IN ANIMAL FEEDS India is currently self-sufficient in livestock feeds and does not depend on imports. Instead, the country exports large quantities of solvent extracted meals, which are a major source of foreign exchange earning. Cereals and grains Maize, sorghum and bajra (a type of millet) are commonly used in animal feeds. Wheat and rice are mainly retained for human consumption. Cakes and meals Commonly used commodities of this kind are soybean, groundnut, rapeseed, sesame and sunflower meals in poultry feed. In cattle feed, in addition to these meals, others such as cottonseed and copra are used as premium ingredients. Feeds of animal origin Meat-meal, fishmeal, bone-meal and dicalcium phosphate of bone origin are the common raw materials available for animal feeding. It is interesting to note that, with the exception of some bone-based dicalcium phosphate, the Indian feed industry does not use materials of animal origin in dairy cattle feed. This was not out of fear of any zoonotic problems but the result of deep-rooted beliefs that the cow is sacred and must therefore be vegetarian. Now even the use of bone-based dicalcium phosphate has been banned and mineral-based dicalcium phosphate is used instead. Fishmeal and meat-meal were popularly used in poultry feed, but the increased production, improved availability and better awareness of soybean meal has led to its replacing fishmeal and meat-meal in most poultry rations. It should be mentioned that farmers have faced production problems owing to the bacterial contamination of fishmeal and meat-meal. The quality of fishmeal is also very poor. Popular by-products Some by-products are very nutritious and palatable to cattle, and these products form the bulk of cattle feed. They include wheat bran, rice bran and oil-extracted rice bran, tapioca, guar meal, safflower meal, maize gluten and molasses. A special mention should be made of Indian cattle feed's unique use of hulls
  • 6. or shells, popularly known as chunis in the local language. These shells come from pulses: horse gram, black gram, mung bean and pigeon pea. Minerals and vitamins Cattle feed is necessarily enriched with vitamins A and D3, and trace minerals such as iron, zinc, manganese, copper, cobalt and iodine. Calcium and phosphorus are also included. Poultry feed is enriched with all of these and all of the B complex vitamins. Feed additives and supplements Feed additives and supplements have played a very important role in enhancing the performance of dairy animals and, even more so, poultry. Today they are necessary in any feed formulation and essential for the formulation of a balanced diet. The additives and supplements used are antibiotic growth promoters (their usage is not banned in India), prebiotics, probiotics, enzymes, mould inhibitors, toxin binders, anti- coccidial supplements, acidifiers, amino acids, by-pass fat, by-pass protein, non-antibiotic growth promoters, milk boosters, antioxidants, feed flavours and herbal preparations of Indian origin. A number of these products are imported from developed countries. ANIMAL FEED COMMODITY PRODUCTION Maize and sorghum Maize is one of the most important cereals used in animal feed. The annual production of maize is about 10.5 million tonnes; about 4 million tonnes of which are used in the starch industry, 4.5 million tonnes in animal feeds and 2.5 million tonnes in human consumption and seed production. Maize production has remained almost static in the past three years while demand is increasing. The major crop is during the Kharif season (June to October), which accounts for 90 percent of the total. The remaining 10 percent is harvested in the Rabi season (November to February). The import of maize used to be restricted but, since April 2000, imports have been approved under open general licence (OGL). There are, however, 15 percent duty and a grain inspection fee to be paid, so there is no price parity between imported and domestically produced maize. There is no subsidy or minimum price index for maize, and the price varies with the market demand. Maize cannot be exported. Sorghum and bajra are very sturdy varieties of millet that can grow under limited rainfall conditions and are popularly used in animal feeds. Production of sorghum has remained static. There is no export of sorghum and bajra (millet). See Table 3 for production of maize and sorghum. Table 3 Production of feed ingredients and solvent meals, 1998-1999 Commodity Production Export (million tonnes) (million tonnes) Maize 10.2 0 Jowar 9.3 0
  • 7. Soybean meal 2.7 2.731 Groundnut meal 0.59 0.09 Rapeseed meal 1.05 0.92 Sunflower meal 0.52 0.03 Cottonseed cake 1.12 0 Rice bran (deoiled) 2.95 0.005 1 Spillover from previous year's production. Source: Government of India. 1995. Fertilizer statistics 1994-95. Rice bran and solvent-extracted rice bran Rice bran and solvent-extracted rice bran are by-products. India is one of the world's largest producers of rice, producing 87 million tonnes during 1998/99 (1.7 percent more than in the previous year), and India produces approximately 2.95 million tonnes of solvent-extracted rice bran, which is regularly exported. Oilseed meals India produces soybean, groundnut, rapeseed, sunflower, sesame and cotton meals and these are used as major ingredients in animal feeds. The production of solvent meals is shown in Table 3. For animal feeds, soybean is the most frequently used oilseed meal and has completely replaced fishmeal in poultry feeds. Cottonseed cake and meal are often used in cattle feed throughout the country. Groundnut meal is less popular because of the aflatoxin problem. Rapeseed meal is second to soybean meal in production and second to cottonseed cake and meal for cattle feed. Sunflower meal is commonly used in both cattle and poultry feed. India regularly imports edible oil and imported 4.4 million tonnes in 1998-1999. These imports have created problems for the country's crushers and, although India has about 600 solvent extraction units, they are running at only 50 percent of capacity. India's economy is agro-based but the yield per hectare is a cause of major concern to the country's farmers and agriculture. The government recognizes this and there are subsidies on fertilizers and power tariffs. The government also assures base prices for many agro-based commodities. India's average yields per hectare of major commodities compared with the highest yields realized worldwide are given in Table 4. Table 4 Average yield per hectare of selected agricultural seeds (in tonnes) Seed Highest yield worldwide Indian yield Soybean 2.62 (United States) 1.0 Rapeseed 3.52 (France) 1.0 Sunflower 1.78 (Argentina) 1.0 Groundnut 2.82 (United States) 1.5 Sesame 0.78 (China) 0.6 Maize 7.9 (United States) 1.6 Sources: Data collected from SEA Publications 2000; Government of India. 1995. Fertilizer statistics 1994-95.
  • 8. With a population of 1 billion people, the demand for agroproducts is great and India will have to augment its agricultural production by several hundred percent if the country is to remain self-sufficient. FEED STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS For cattle and poultry, nutritional standards have been prepared with respect to the genotype, environment, quality of available raw materials, maintenance methods, production and reproduction requirements, production capacity and phase of production. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is a central government organization that facilitates discussion between scientists and industry and prepares guidelines and specifications. Table 5 shows the BIS specifications for dairy cattle and Tables 6a, 6b and 6c those for poultry. Table 5 BIS standards, dairy feed requirements Characteristic Type I (IS: 2052, 1979, reaffirmed 1990) Type II (IS: 2052, 1979, reaffirmed 1990) Moisture (maximum %) 11 11 Crude protein (maximum %) 22 20 Crude fat (minimum %) 3 2.5 Crude fibre (maximum %) 7 12 Acid-insoluble ash (maximum %) 3 4 Source: Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi, India. Table 6a BIS standards, poultry feed requirements Characteristic Broiler starter feed Broiler finisher feed Chick feed Growing chicken feed Laying chicken feed Breeder layer feed Moisture (maximum %) 11 11 11 11 11 11 Crude protein (N x 6.25) (maximum %) 23 20 20 16 18 18 Crude fibre (maximum %) 6 6 7 8 8 8 Acid-insoluble ash (maximum %) 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 Salt (as NaCl) (maximum %) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Source: BIS. Poultry feeds - specifications, fourth revision.
  • 9. Table 6b BIS standards, poultry feed declaration requirements Characteristic Broiler starter feed Broiler finisher feed Chick feed Growing chicken feed Laying chicken feed Breeder layer feed Calcium (Ca) (maximum %) 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 Available phosphorus (minimum %) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Lysine (maximum %) 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.65 0.65 Methionine (maximum %) 0.50 0.35 0.3 0.25 0.30 0.30 Metabolizable energy (minimum cal/kg) 2 800 2 900 2 600 2 500 2 600 2 600 Source: BIS. Poultry feeds - specifications, fourth revision. Table 6c BIS standards, poultry feed requirements for minerals, fatty acids, amino acids and vitamins Characteristic Broiler starter feed Broiler finisher feed Chick feed Growing chicken feed Laying chicken feed Breeder layer feed Manganese (mg/kg) 90 90 90 50 55 90 Iodine (mg/kg) 1 1 1 1 1 1 Iron (mg/kg) 120 120 120 90 75 90 Zinc (mg/kg) 60 60 60 50 75 100 Copper (mg/kg) 12 12 12 9 9 12 Vitamin A (IU/kg) 6 000 6 000 6 000 6 000 8 000 8 000 Vitamin D3 (IU/kg) 600 600 600 600 1 200 1 200 Thiamine (mg/kg) 5 5 5 3 3 3 Riboflavin (mg/kg) 6 6 6 5 5 8 Pantothenic acid (mg/kg) 15 15 15 15 15 15 Nicotinic acid (mg/kg) 40 40 40 15 15 15 Biotin (mg/kg) 0.2 0.2 0.02 0.15 0.15 0.20
  • 10. Vitamin B12 (mg/kg) 0.015 0.015 0.015 0.01 0.010 0.01 Folic acid(mg/kg) 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 Choline (mg/kg) 1 400 1 000 1 300 900 800 800 Vitamin E (mg/kg) 15 15 15 10 10 15 Vitamin K (mg/kg) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Pyridoxine (mg/kg) 5 5 5 5 5 8 Linoleic acid (g/100 g) 1 1 1 1 1 1 Methionine + cystine (g/100 g) 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.55 0.55 Source: BIS. Poultry feeds - specifications, fourth revision. The Compound Livestock Feed Manufacturers' Association (CLFMA) has prepared its own specifications, which are shown in Table 7 for cattle and Table 8 for poultry. Table 7 CLFMA specifications for compound feeds, dairy cattle and buffaloes Characteristic Dairy special feed Type I feed Type II feed Type III feed Moisture (maximum %) 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 Crude protein (on dm basis) (minimum %) 22.0 20.0 18.0 16.0 Undegraded protein (minimum %) 8.0 -- -- -- Crude fat (minimum %) 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 Crude fibre (maximum %) 7.0 7.0 12.0 14.0 Acid-insoluble ash (maximum %) 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 Source: CLFMA Standards for Compound Animal Feeds. Table 8 CLFMA specifications for compound feeds, poultry Characterist ic Chic k feed Growe r feed Laye r feed, I Laye r feed II Broile r starte r feed Broiler finishe r feed Breede r chick feed Breede r grower feed Broiler breede r feed Layer breede r feed Broiler male breede r feed Moisture (maximum %) 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
  • 11. Crude protein (minimum %) 18 14 16 14 20 18 18 14 16 16 14 Fat (maximum %) 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Crude fibre (maximum %) 7 8 8 10 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 Acid-insoluble ash (maximum %) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Metabolizable energy (minimum cal/kg) 2 600 2 300 2 500 2 300 2 600 2 700 2 600 2 400 2 500 2 500 2 400 Source: CLFMA Standards for Compound Animal Feeds. The specifications of both BIS and CLFMA are only guidelines and their use as standards is not compulsory. The animal feed business is competitive and feed manufacturers therefore endeavour to produce feed of the highest possible quality. FEEDING PRACTICES AND THE USE OF COMPOUND FEED In India, the term "compound feed" refers to feed that is nutritionally balanced and has been manufactured using the facilities of an analytical laboratory and under the supervision of nutritionists. There are also a large number of small-scale feed mixers who produce feed for local consumption. Such feed is termed "self-mixed feed" or "home-mixed feed". Cattle feed Cattle feeding practices are very traditional. Farmers choose their own ingredients and prepare their own formulations, believing that by these means they are able to pay more individual attention to their cattle. The productivity of the cattle is limited because of their poor genetic make-up, so high-quality compound feed (industry feed) may not necessarily generate a significant improvement in productivity and this has hampered growth of the cattle feed industry because most farmers are reluctant to use compound feed fully. Instead they compromise by using such feed in proportions of 5 to 60 percent, making up the balance with their own formulations. It is only in the case of highly productive animals that compound feed has been able to show its real potential and the importance of technology has been demonstrated. The share of compound cattle feed manufactured by the industry, in relation to the overall potential, is low for the following reasons:  The cattle population is fragmented and spread over large parts of the country. Farmers' low level of education and strong traditional beliefs mean that there is generally little awareness of compound cattle feed.  More than 50 percent of the country's total milk production comes from a very large number of low-yielding cows and buffaloes. A further 25 percent of milk production comes from buffaloes and only the remaining 25 percent of the total is produced by cross-bred and improved cows.  Industrially manufactured compound cattle feed has proved its value for cross-bred cows and buffaloes but not for low-yielding cattle because of their genetic limitations. Home-mixed feed is very frequently used for buffaloes and low-yielding cattle.
  • 12. Poultry feed Poultry feed is divided into layer and broiler feed. In the case of layer feed, cost is the main constraint in using compound feed. An innovative, high-value compound feed can result in increased numbers of eggs, but the risks are too high because of the birds' long life cycle. Compound feed has, however, made a major contribution to broiler feeding. This is an example of excellent coordination among instrument technology, formulations and use of feed additives and supplements. Cost is a less important factor because the performance improvements are greater than the cost increases and the birds' life cycle is short. Two types of poultry feed are prepared. One is ready-made and in the form of mash or pellets. The second is in concentrated form for mixing with an energy source. Concentrates are protein sources, balanced in amino acids and containing vitamins, minerals and feed additives. They are mixed with energy sources such as maize, sorghum or bajra to prepare poultry rations. The quality assurance of compound feed The Indian feed industry employs the services of qualified nutritionists. Members of the industry have their own analytical laboratories and either have their own research and development facilities or have access to the research laboratories of agricultural universities or government institutions. The industry is fully committed to quality and its technical staff are knowledgeable about the nutrition of cattle, buffaloes, layers and broilers. As well as the normal proximate principles, other analyses are regularly carried out, such as amino acids, aflatoxin, ochratoxin, castor, tannins and urease activity. There is a high degree of awareness of feed microbiology among the millers of feed. Feed raw materials and finished products are subjected to microbial counts, Salmonella and Escherichia coli testing and mould count, and contaminated materials are rejected and sometimes destroyed. Insurance cover is available. The feed millers have acquired the latest technologies and modern equipment such as high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and near-infrared (NIR) analysers. All vitamins, minerals and other feed additives are regularly analysed using modern analytical techniques. Regular seminars are conducted, short-term courses are arranged and Indian scientists are constantly working to upgrade the quality of Indian feed and make it completely safe for animal feeding. The quality of Indian feed can be compared with that of any Western feed. Today it is common to achieve a chicken house average of 310 eggs in 52 weeks, in layers, and body weights of 2.0 kg in less than six weeks, with a feed conversion ratio of between 1.8 and 1.9, in broilers. Dairy feed can use the genetic potential of Indian cattle at its maximum. The quality of Indian feed is satisfactory and innovation will continue. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ANIMAL FEED Given the importance of feed ingredients, Indian scientists have worked on various aspects of research and development in the field of animal feeds and feeding. In the 1960s, all Indian raw materials were analysed for their proximate composition, metabolizable energy values and deleterious factors. During the 1970s, the government sanctioned special projects to study the use of by-products in animal feeds. Various by-products were considered and their nutritional parameters studied (a list of the various by- products available in animal feeds is given in Table 9). Indian scientists analysed ingredients for their chemical values and studied their biological values, and this information was useful to the industry in the initial stages of growth. In the 1970s and 1980s subsequent research was conducted on the energy-protein and energy-amino acid ratios and the vitamin and mineral requirements of animals. During the next phase
  • 13. of research, the main focus was on bypass fat and bypass protein utilization in ruminants, and on the role of various feed additives in enhancing milk, egg and broiler meat production. Research and development work has been conducted on least-cost formulations and usage of synthetic amino acids. Table 9 By-products used in animal feed Forest produce Babul seed, dhaincha seed, puwad seed, patwa seed, sagaon seed, san seed, tulsi seed, tamarind seed, babul falli, mesta seed Food industry Biscuit waste, cocoa-shell powder, cocoa beans, maize dust, macaroni waste, issapgul chhala Gum and starch industry Guar seeds, guar kurma and chuni, dhaincha kurma, tapioca milk powder, tapioca spent pulp, maize gluten, maize cake Fruit and vegetable processing Orange peel, spent lemon, orange waste, jamun seed, potato waste, tomato waste, mango kernel, pineapple waste, mango seed extraction, coffee waste, extracted tea leaves Alcohol industry Barley waste, yeast sludge, grape extractions, penicillin residue Essential oil industry Spent residue of pepper, cardamom and ginger, spent ajwan seed, spent anthia seed cake Note: Most of these by-products are used in cattle feed. They are regional and seasonal and used, always fresh, in small quantities. Source: Author's selection from various research and published work. THE FEED INDUSTRY AND CLFMA CLFMA was formed in June 1967 as an association of feed manufacturers and associated industries such as ingredient suppliers, importers, feed additive manufacturers, consultants, hatcheries and milk cooperatives and feed machinery manufacturers. The objectives of CLFMA are to promote the concept of nutritionally balanced compound feed; to promote, assist, organize and coordinate scientific research in the field of animal nutrition; to conduct, assign, sponsor or co-sponsor surveys and studies; to collect, classify and circulate information related to animal feed to its members and government; to offer suggestions to government in formulating policies; and to impart training to livestock farmers, feed mill personnel, veterinarians, students and others. The office-bearers of CLFMA are elected and operate for a maximum of two years at one level. Over the years, CLFMA has been able to solve many problems of the industry, but many others still remain unsolved. CLFMA is gradually becoming a representative of the entire livestock industry. The feed production of its members is described in Table 10, while the industry's production of feed vis-á-vis potential is described in Table 11. Table 10
  • 14. CLFMA members' production of compound livestock feed (million tonnes) Year Cattle Poultry Others Total 1995 1.50 1.26 0.05 2.81 1996 1.50 1.40 0.03 2.93 1997 1.41 1.34 0.02 2.77 1998 1.46 1.69 0.03 3.18 1999 1.60 1.90 0.03 3.53 Source: CLFMA publications on production. Table 11 Animal feed potential and the industry's production Feed type Potential Industry's production Production as % of potential (million tonnes) (million tonnes) Cattle feed 60 1.6 2.6 Poultry feed 9 1.9 21.1 Total 69 3.5 5.07 Sources: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture. 1992. Livestock census; CLFMA production figures. ISSUES IN THE ANIMAL FEED INDUSTRY Standardization and regulation of animal feed manufacturers As already mentioned, BIS has produced guideline feed standards and the industry also has its own guidelines. Currently there is no compulsion to use BIS standards, but the central government has been advising states to introduce their own regulatory standards. The industry, however, is resisting this move. One of the major reasons for opposition is that the government wants to legislate regulation under the Essential Commodities Act 1955 which is considered draconian and totally inappropriate in this context. There is no shortage of compound animal feeds anywhere in the country. In fact, the organized sector of the compound feed industry is facing serious problems resulting from a huge idle capacity, to the extent of 50 percent or more. New capacities are being added by global players in the feed business and by national as well as multinational integrators. The nature of animal feeds and the animal feed industry has completely changed. Increasingly, products, including new products, are being excluded from the purview of the Essential Commodities Act 1955. Major raw materials for compound animal feeds, such as groundnut, soybean, rapeseed and sunflower meals and cottonseed and rice bran extract, which are exported, are not covered by the Act. There is therefore no reason for it to cover the animal feed manufactured with these raw materials. Furthermore, the industry has several reservations about implementing BIS standards. There is a lack of flexibility in these standards and they are lagging far behind the industry's products. For cattle, they have not been revised for 30 years, while the BIS standards for poultry are obsolete.
  • 15. Another feed standards issue that worries both the government and industry is that any changes to existing standards will be slow and difficult to arrive at because of participative conflicts and various lobbying groups. However, the industry's principal concern about compulsory standards is that they will disturb efforts to innovate and upgrade feed production in order to improve the productivity of the animals. This is because all innovations would have to be passed by BIS, and such a process is likely to take several years to complete. Classifications of animal feed supplements/additives for import The classification of feed additives is a major hindrance to the Indian feed industry. Worldwide, animal feed supplements and additives are covered under chapter 23.09 of the Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN), to which India is a signatory. In the HSN, all feed ingredients are listed under the "free" category for import, but the Indian Government put them into the "restricted" category in October 1995. Since then, there have been continuous discussions among the drug control authorities, the Director-General of Foreign Trade and the Central Excise Department, all of which want to bring feed additives under their administration so as to increase their own revenues. The industry, represented by CLFMA, has made several representations to the government, but these have been round various government departments, appellate tribunals, the High Court and the Supreme Court without providing any useful results for the industry. Countervailing duty on amino acids The essential amino acids, such as DL-methionine, L-lysine and L-threonine, are not manufactured in India. These products are vital ingredients of compound animal feed for improving the quality of the final feed and making it conversion-efficient. With a view to bringing about the rapid development of animal husbandry in India, the government reduced the import duty on essential amino acids to the present level of 10 percent customs duty, so that the feed price to livestock farmers would be economic. However, with the imposition of countervailing duty (CVD) and other duties, the objective of helping to promote animal husbandry has been defeated. Table 12 shows the import duty on amino acids in different countries. Table 12 Import duty rates on amino acids in selected countries (1998) Country Rate (%) Hong Kong 0 Indonesia 0 Japan 0 Malaysia 0 Nepal 4.0 Pakistan 0 Singapore 0 Sri Lanka 5.0 Thailand 0 India 39.61 Source: Information collected by CLFMA from various feed associations in the other countries.
  • 16. Local sales tax Another threat to the industry is posed by local sales taxes. It must be noted that the feed industry is mainly commodity-oriented and, although it is value-added, it cannot support the burden of any kind of taxation. The industry has made several representations to the government and some state governments have accepted its point of view and refrained from levying any tax on animal feeds. Import and export Indian feed was exported to the Near East during the 1980s, but the export demand was reduced when feed mills were set up in the Near East. At present, India exports about 25 000 tonnes of feed to the Near East as general animal feed. There is no import of animal feed as such into India. However, the country does import certain chemicals, feed additives, amino acids and essentials for aquaculture feed. THE FUTURE OF THE INDIAN FEED INDUSTRY - WINDS OF CHANGE At the beginning of the twenty-first century, India has a population of 1 billion people. Although the annual growth rate has slowed from 2 to 1.8 percent, the base is so broad that changes in population dynamics are not perceptible. The population may stabilize by sometime between 2030 and 2040 if all sections of society support family planning wholeheartedly. The purchasing power of the middle class is growing (the middle class accounts for approximately 300 million people) and food habits are also changing. The Indian economy is growing at the rate of 6 to 8 percent per annum. The livestock industry in India is the second largest contributor to gross domestic product (GDP), after agriculture, and accounts for 9 percent of the total. Consumption is likely to increase as follows: per capita milk from 240 to 450 g per year; per capita eggs from 40 to 100 per year; and per capita broiler meat from 1 000 to 2 000 g per year. A major change is occurring in India on the economic front. The country has adopted a model that lies midway between liberal and public sector production, but growth has been affected by the poor performance of most of the public sector units, rising government costs and fiscal deficit, and the economy has suffered. A process of liberalization was set in motion by the government and has been implemented for the last eight to ten years. This has caused India to open up and invite investment from multinationals, liberalize imports, reduce government expenditure and remove public sector businesses. It also means that the days of nationalization, unnecessary government controls and restrictions will soon be over thanks to progress in the country's economy. India has entered into an agreement with its trade partners under the World Trade Organization (WTO). The changes brought about by the liberalization process will be slow but certain. The government is opening up imports in a phased manner, and it is expected that this process will be completed by April 2003. In the meantime, about 930 items, including agricultural products, will be open for import under open general licence from April 2001, making it possible to import dressed chicken, milk and milk products. Various livestock industry associations have taken issue with such imports in an attempt to protect their members. If the livestock industry is affected, the feed industry will also be affected. The Government of India has raised the tariff on all poultry and poultry products from 35 percent to the WTO boundary level of 100 percent. It therefore appears that there will be a level playing field.