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www.iaritoppers.in Whatsapp : +91-9694095242 Page | 2 20th Livestock Census  Important feature of 20th Livestock Census is it has been designed to capture Breed-wise number of animals and poultry birds.  The livestock census is conducted across the country periodically since 1919.  The 20th Livestock Census was launched during the month of October, 2018.  The National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics & IT has developed Android based mobile application for data collection. Key Results:  The total Livestock population was 535.78 million (53.6 crore) in the country showing an increase of 4.6% over Livestock Census 2012.  Total Bovine population (Cattle, Buffalo, Mithun and Yak) was 302.79 Million in 2019 which shows an increase of 1.0% over the previous census.  The average yield per animal per day for exotic/crossbred cow was 8.20 kg/day and for indigenous/non-descript is 3.08 kg/day. (According to BAHS,2020)  State wise per day highest milk yield rate: Punjab (13.9 kg/day for exotic/crossbred and 7.6 kg/day for indigenous/non descript cows)  The total number of cattle in the country is 192.49 million in 2019 showing an increase of 0.8 % over previous Census.  The Female Cattle (Cows population) is 145.12 million, increased by 18.0% over the previous census (2012).  The Exotic/Crossbred and Indigenous/Non-descript Cattle population in the country is 50.42 million and 142.11 million respectively.  The Indigenous/Non-descript female cattle population has increased by 10% in 2019 as compared to previous census.  The population of the total Exotic/Crossbred Cattle has increased by 26.9 % in 2019 as compared to previous census.  There is a decline of 6 % in the total Indigenous (both descript and non- descript) Cattle population over the previous census. However, the pace of decline of Indigenous Cattle population during 2012-2019 is much lesser as compared to 2007-12 which was about 9%.  The total buffaloes in the country are 109.85 Million showing an increase of about 1.0% over