State Of Dairy Cattle Rajasthan Report

Author(s): Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations
Publisher: Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations

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INVESTIGATION METHODOLOGY
Why the state of Rajasthan? Rajasthan is located in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent and has a geographical area of 3,42,239 sq. km, which is 10.4% of the country's geographical area. The livestock population of the state as per 2012 livestock census is 577.32 lacs. Rajasthan has only 7% share of India's cattle population and contributes 11% to the total milk production, 30% to mutton and 31% to wool production in the country.
Therefore it is evident that the use of cattle for dairy purposes is increasing and this is one industry which is flourishing in the state despite the economic recession in other spheres.
Rajasthan is the second highest milk producer in India
Cities of Rajasthan: We considered the following measures while choosing cities for the dairy investigation:
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Population of dairy cattle in the city Milk production in the city Presence of Animal Husbandry research base in the city Urban dairy population Animal welfare groups in the city Number of cooperative dairies in city On the basis of these criteria we finalised Alwar, Bikaner, Jaipur and Jodhpur as suitable cities for the investigation.
Partners for the investigation: We were able to complete this investigation in a total of 49 dairies in four cities of the state (Alwar- 10, Bikaner-8, Jaipur-15 and Jodhpur-17) due to the extensive and active volunteer base. This investigation was spearheaded by the collaborative work of the Jaipur Federation of Animal protection Organisations (J-FAPO), Jodhpur Goraksha Dal, Panna Lal Goshala- Jodhpur, Jiv Jantu Kalyan Seva Kendra - Bikaner and Alwar Goraksha Dal.
Investigation design: once the cities and their volunteer base were finalized, an investigation guidelines kit (Annexure 1&2) with the basic information on the procedure to conduct the investigation was sent to each of them.
This included details on the actions to be undertaken before, during and after the investigation, samples of the type of evidence (photographic, video, data, etc.) to be collected and a questionnaire designed to understand the violations occurring in dairy establishments relating to the cattle used for milking.
In each city, investigation training was conducted to build up the skill and understanding of dairy functioning and other significant details like collecting quality video graphic and photographic evidences.