Scope
Cattle farming is a part
of animal husbandry practices generally refers to the rearing and management of
dairy and draught animals. Dairy cattle are the ones reared for milk, whereas,
cattle reared for labor works like ploughing and irrigation are draught cattle.
The main aim of cattle farming is to improve the quality and quantity of milk
that is produced. India is endowed with the largest livestock population in the
world. It accounts for about 57.3 per cent of the world's buffalo population
and 14.7 per cent of the cattle population. Advancements
made in science and technology and the contribution made by Amul in the form of
‘White Revolution’ played a very important role in transforming the dairy
industry in India from its stagnation level to a world leader. Thus,
there is a tremendous scope/potential for increasing the milk production
through profitable dairy farming.