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India's carabeef industry, centered around the Asian domestic water buffalo, is on the rise, driven by the expansion of the dairy sector and increasing domestic and international demand, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN). With a projected 3% increase in production for MY 2024, reaching 4.61 million metric tons (MMT), the growth is supported by higher slaughter numbers and improved cattle body weights, thanks to government investments in animal health and nutrition. Despite restrictions on the slaughter of dairy cattle leading to a focus on water buffaloes, a government initiative to encourage the rearing of male buffaloes for meat has seen limited success. India remains the largest producer of carabeef, with significant processing infrastructure, particularly in Uttar Pradesh.
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India’s carabeef, derived from the Asian domestic water buffalo, industry’s production is growing to meet both domestic and international market demand, according to a recent US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report. Expansion in carabeef production is tied to herd growth in India’s dairy sector. At the same time, India prohibits the slaughter of live bovine dairy cattle (i.e., B. taurus and B. indicus), that is in all, but a handful states, which limits the slaughter to water buffalo. FAS New Delhi estimates India’s MY 2024 carabeef production at 4.61 MMT (CWE), up by about 3% from 4.47 MMT in 2023. Post is attributing higher carabeef production numbers to the combination of a rise in slaughter numbers along with improving cattle body weights. With larger outlays of central government funding earmarked for improving animal health and nutrition, animal weights are on the rise. The rising number of slaughter and meat processing ...
Source: The Cattle Site
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