Technology Options for Sustainable Livestock Production in India /

Contents
Foreword............................................................................................................ v
Introduction and overview of the conclusions................................................... 1
Pratap S Birthal and P Parthasarathy Rao
Economic contributions of the livestock subsector in India.............................. 12
Pratap S Birthal and P Parthasarathy Rao
Technological change in India’s livestock subsector: Evidence and issues ...... 20
Pratap S Birthal
Crossbreeding of indigenous Indian cattle with exotic breeds
to increase milk production: a critical analysis ................................................. 41
M P G Kurup
Milk production technology and its impact on dairying in Tamil Nadu ........... 58
R A Christopher Dhas
Impact of mechanization on draught animal power use in agriculture.............. 69
Gyanendra Singh
Livestock technologies for small farm systems ................................................. 78
H P S Arya, M P Yadav and R Tiwari
Technological developments in the poultry subsector ...................................... 90
Raj Vir Singh, V K Saxena and D Sharma
Goats in India: Status and technological possibilities for improvement ........... 104
Shalander Kumar and K P Pant
Enhancing productivity of sheep: Technology dimensions ............................... 113
B U Khan, A L Arora and R C Sharma
Conservation of farm animals in India: Challenges and strategies ................... 125
R Sahai
Potential of nutritional technologies in improving livestock productivity........ 132
Khub Singh and C S Prasad
Oilseed cakes for improving animal nutrition ................................................... 147
D M Hegde