Livestock and Poultry

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sector plays an important role for increasing production of animal origin food like milk, eggs & meat as well as Socio Economic Development of the State and contributes substantially to the State Gross Domestic Product. For development of this sector, various schemes under State Plan and Centrally funded schemes are taken up for future promotion of livestock development, induction of improve germplasm for up-gradation of local stock provision of technology to farmers for improved animal husbandry practices, provide provision of animal health care.

Livestock & Poultry Population (Quinquennial Livestock Census), 1977 to 2019:

Census Year	Cattle			Buffaloes	Goat	Pigs	Horses & Ponies	Dogs	Mithun	Sheep	Poultry with Ducks
Census Year	Crossbred	Indigenous	Total	Buffaloes	Goat	Pigs	Horses & Ponies	Dogs	Mithun	Sheep	Poultry with Ducks
1977	-	-	38540	897	22012	44983	2451	-	493	693	1127512
1982	-	-	48601	4331	27539	77118	1419	18441	986	892	699485
1987	-	-	50355	5602	19668	81503	2302	18925	1435	799	841027
1992	7016	56635	60651	6507	22688	112005	2530	21956	927	1201	1085624
1997	7544	25768	33312	5365	16036	163181	2002	33746	2594	699	1306660
2003	8803	26767	35570	5732	16979	217184	2033	37020	1738	1058	1118548
2007	10694	24203	34897	5832	15710	266909	1375	35302	1939	974	1238048
2012	12812	25456	38268	5028	22079	266646	694	46833	3283	640	1259832
2019	21455	24246	45701	2109	14820	292465	159	69860	3957	485	2031406

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2015

20th Livestock Census 2019

Number and Distribution of Total Livestock by Species, 2019:

Category	Population			Percentage Distribution to Total Livestock
Category	Rural	Urban	Total	Percentage Distribution to Total Livestock
Cattle	32709	12992	45701	12.7%
Buffalo	1813	296	2109	0.6%
Sheep	481	4	485	0.1%
Goat	13318	1502	14820	4.1%
Pig	171883	120582	292465	81.3%
Mithun	3912	45	3957	1.1%
Horse & Ponies	140	19	159	0.04%
Mule	8	0	8	0.002%
Total Livestock	224264	135440	359704	100.0%

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

District-wise Population of Cattle, 2019:

District	Population of Cattle
District	Male	Female	Total
Aizawl	1619	8816	10435
Champhai	2592	6292	8884
Kolasib	2280	4383	6663
Lawngtlai	2473	3312	5785
Lunglei	1782	3881	5663
Mamit	737	2076	2813
Serchhip	823	2055	2878
Siaha	888	1692	2580
Mizoram	13194	32507	45701

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

District-wise Population of Buffalo, 2019:

District	Population of Buffalo
District	Male	Female	Total
Aizawl	14	44	58
Champhai	288	501	789
Kolasib	264	266	530
Lawngtlai	38	88	126
Lunglei	0	25	25
Mamit	4	7	11
Serchhip	58	115	173
Siaha	171	226	397
Mizoram	837	1272	2109

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

District-wise Population of Sheep, 2019:

District	Population
Champhai	41
Kolasib	119
Lawngtlai	110
Mamit	10
Serchhip	6
Siaha	199
Mizoram	485

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

District-wise Population of Goat, 2019:

District	Population of Goat
District	Male	Female	Total
Aizawl	194	323	517
Champhai	350	572	922
Kolasib	719	884	1603
Lawngtlai	1107	1540	2647
Lunglei	1777	2932	4709
Mamit	510	861	1371
Serchhip	225	277	502
Siaha	999	1550	2549
Mizoram	5881	8939	14820

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

District-wise Population of Pig, 2019:

District	Population
Aizawl	82045
Champhai	47135
Kolasib	35390
Lawngtlai	30666
Lunglei	35824
Mamit	25910
Serchhip	17844
Siaha	17651
Mizoram	292465

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

Number and Distribution of Total Poultry by Species, 2019:

Category	Population			Percentage Distribution to Total Poultry
Category	Rural	Urban	Total	Percentage Distribution to Total Poultry
Fowls	1300081	734213	2034294	99.3%
Ducks	10701	2393	13094	0.6%
Turkey	32	311	343	0.02%
Quails	0	72	72	0.004%
Other	0	7	7	0.0003%
Total Poultry	1310814	736996	2047810	100.0%

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

Estimated Milk Production in Mizoram, 2011-12 to 2022-23:

(In M. Tonnes)

Year	Cow			Buffaloes	Total
Year	Crossbred	Indigenous	Total	Buffaloes	Total
2011-12	12,393	1,549	13,942	8	13,950
2012-13	12,001	1,639	13,640	0	13,640
2013-14	13,630	1,675	15,304	0	15,305
2014-15	18,722	1,773	20,495	0	20,495
2015-16	19,999	1,998	21,997	0	21,997
2016-17	21,888	2,271	24,159	0	24,159
2017-18	22,815	2,204	25,019	0	25,019
2018-19	23,635	2,766	26,401	0	26,401
2019-20	24,501	2,196	26,697	0	26,697
2020-21	23,186	2,191	25,377	0	25,377
2021-22	22,548	2,039	24,587	0	24,587
2022-23	22,390	2,091	24,481	0	24,481

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2021 and 2023

District wise Estimated Milk Production in Mizoram, 2020-21 and 2022-23:

(In M. Tonnes)

District/State	Cow			Buffaloes	Total
District/State	Crossbred	Indigenous	Total	Buffaloes	Total
2022-23
Mamit	1106	187	1293	0	1293
Kolasib	4223	182	4,405	0	4,405
Aizawl	10797	142	10,940	0	10,940
Champhai	2392	612	3,005	0	3,005
Serchhip	1229	120	1,349	0	1,349
Lunglei	1820	359	2,179	0	2,179
Lawngtlai	461	357	819	0	819
Siaha	361	131	492	0	492
Saitual	0	0	0	0	0
Khawzawl	0	0	0	0	0
Hnahthial	0	0	0	0	0
Mizoram	22,390	2,091	24,481	0	24,481
District/State	Cow			Buffaloes	Total
District/State	Crossbred	Indigenous	Total	Buffaloes	Total
2020-21
Mamit	979	152	1131	0	1131
Kolasib	3,739	164	3,903	0	3,903
Aizawl	12,395	271	12,666	0	12,666
Champhai	2,109	574	2,683	0	2,683
Serchhip	1,150	94	1,244	0	1,244
Lunglei	1,642	384	2,026	0	2,026
Lawngtlai	639	373	1012	0	1012
Siaha	533	179	712	0	712
Saitual	0	0	0	0	0
Khawzawl	0	0	0	0	0
Hnahthial	0	0	0	0	0
Mizoram	23,186	2,191	25,377	0	25,377

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2021 and 2023

Estimated Egg Production in Mizoram, 2001-02 to 2022-23:

(No. in lakhs)

Year	Desi	Improved	Total
2001-02	124	164	288
2002-03	133	171	304
2003-04	173	134	307
2004-05	181	136	311
2005-06	186	140	326
2006-07	204	144	348
2007-08	229	173	402
2008-09	236	175	411
2009-10	191	180	371
2010-11	203	185	388
2011-12	263	87	350
2012-13	258	93	351
2013-14	260	102	362
2014-15	261	116	377
2015-16	261	131	392
2016-17	266	142	408
2017-18	266	144	410
2018-19	270.27	147.30	417.57
2019-20	273.62	159.49	433.11
2020-21	246.08	176.64	422.72
2021-22	219.36	188.13	407.50
2022-23	221.35	175.74	397.09

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2011, 2013, 2015,2021 and 2023

District wise Estimated Egg Production in Mizoram, 2020-21 and 2022-23:

(No. in lakhs)

District	Desi	Improved	Total
2022-23
Mamit	20.72	14.41	35.13
Kolasib	18.61	6.15	24.76
Aizawl	30.27	44.70	74.97
Champhai	40.27	36.89	77.16
Serchhip	13.84	17.69	31.53
Lunglei	35.69	38.09	73.78
Lawngtlai	44.50	4.83	49.33
Siaha	17.45	13	30.43
Saitual	0	0	0
Khawzawl	0	0	0
Hnahthial	0	0	0
Mizoram	221.35	175.74	397.09
District	Desi	Improved	Total
2020-21
Mamit	18.52	18.56	37.08
Kolasib	18.51	4.93	23.44
Aizawl	32.99	49.74	82.73
Champhai	48.33	45.90	94.23
Serchhip	14.52	13.36	27.88
Lunglei	39.87	29.41	69.28
Lawngtlai	53.05	2.97	56.01
Siaha	20.30	12	32.07
Saitual	0	0	0
Khawzawl	0	0	0
Hnahthial	0	0	0
Mizoram	246.08	176.64	422.72

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2021 and 2023

Estimated Meat Production in Mizoram, 2013-14 to 2022-23:

(In tonnes)

Year	Cattle	Buffaloes	Mithun	Goats	Pigs	Poultry	Total Production of Meat
2013-14	3,459	97	46	68	6,925	1,594	12,189
2014-15	3,587	110	52	69	7,038	1,669	12,525
2015-16	4,008	116	64	91	7,476	1,836	13,591
2016-17	5,066	100	99	129	7,368	2,026	14,788
2017-18	5,374	104.56	115.08	148.54	7,899	2,042	15,683.19
2018-19	5,609.41	103.46	124.04	155.74	8,116.80	2,181.09	16,290.54
2019-20	5771.22	102.24	136.90	163.30	8139.55	2232.15	16545.37
2020-21	4,473.76	116.00	152.21	159.21	6,053.61	4,155.40	15,110.19
2021-22	3,870.44	266.91		167.17	4,806.46	5,740.12	14,851.10
2022-23	4,185.28	191.21	75.45	192.10	4,885.74	5,998.63	15,528.41

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2023

District wise Estimated Meat Production in Mizoram, 2020-21 and 2022-23:

(In Tonnes)

District	Cattle	Buffaloes	Mithun	Goats	Pigs	Poultry	Total Production of Meat
2022-23
Mamit	227.25	7.63	0.00	8.82	320.21	413.01	976.92
Kolasib	276.38	12.23	0.00	13.94	370.67	401.14	1074.36
Aizawl	1530.29	85.53	28.92	72.82	1783.98	2274.64	5776.18
Champhai	393.15	25.05	13.17	17.42	422.61	521.65	1393.05
Serchhip	257.97	12.67	5.17	8.89	311.67	369.55	965.92
Lunglei	913.60	27.17	12.60	46.05	976.00	1116.35	3091.77
Lawngtlai	286.83	12.35	4.74	13.71	357.31	485.67	1160.61
Siaha	299.81	8.58	10.85	10.45	343.29	416.62	1089.60
Saitual	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Khawzawl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hnahthial	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mizoram	4,185.28	191.21	75.45	192.10	4,885.74	5,998.63	15,528.41
District	Cattle	Buffaloes	Mithun	Goats	Pigs	Poultry	Total Production of Meat
2020-21
Mamit	257.22	1.36	4.68	10.15	353.09	288.10	914.59
Kolasib	264.57	5.72	4.69	13.31	365.84	257.70	911.84
Aizawl	1621.51	44.41	42.81	51.66	2495.23	1459.22	5714.84
Champhai	454.02	18.03	41.91	15.22	556.58	404.52	1490.28
Serchhip	298.28	6.55	6.76	7.75	360.81	257.38	937.53
Lunglei	856.66	22.34	14.36	37.46	1134.53	861.79	2927.14
Lawngtlai	439.67	6.26	5.53	14.14	422.90	363.37	1251.87
Siaha	281.84	11.32	31.47	9.51	364.65	263.32	962.10
Saitual	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Khawzawl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hnahthial	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mizoram	4,473.76	116.00	152.21	159.21	6,053.61	4,155.40	15,110.19

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2021 and 2023

Number of Veterinary Institutions and Veterinary Personals, 2011-12 to 2022-23:

Year	Hospitals	Dispensaries	Rural Animal Health Centres	Private Hospital/ Clinics	No of Artificial insemination Centres	No of Veterinary Doctors	No of VFA/ SVFA/ Jon/ JEO etc.
2011-12	5	35	103	0	58	103	207
2012-13	5	35	103	1	58	114	191
2013-14	5	35	103	1	58	114	191
2014-15	5	35	103	2	58	117	191
2015-16	5	36	103	5	58	110	172
2016-17	5	36	103	10	58	110	172
2017-18	5	36	109	11	58	102	171
2018-19	8	35	101	14	62	100	169
2019-20	11	67	69	14	64	111	147
2020-21	11	69	67	14	64	94	141
2021-22	11	69	67	14	64	94	141
2022-23	11	69	67	14	64	78	141

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2021 and 2023

District-wise Number of Veterinary Institutions and Veterinary Personals, 2020-21 and 2022-23:

District/State	Hospitals	Dispensaries	Rural Animal Health Centres	Private Hospital/ Clinics	No. of Artificial insemination Centres	No. of Veterinary Doctors	No. of VFA/SVFA/ Jon/ JEO etc.
2022-23
Mamit	1	6	10	0	6	5	9
Kolasib	1	8	3	1	8	6	11
Aizawl	1	18	17	10	15	35	34
Champhai	1	6	6	0	6	3	7
Serchhip	1	7	2	0	6	8	13
Lunglei	1	6	12	2	10	9	32
Lawngtlai	1	4	6	0	4	4	6
Siaha	1	3	5	1	4	3	10
Saitual	1	4	2	0	1	2	9
Khawzawl	1	4	0	0	2	2	3
Hnahthial	1	3	4	0	2	1	7
Mizoram	11	69	67	14	64	78	141
District/ State	Hospitals	Dispensaries	Rural Animal Health Centres	Private Hospital/ Clinics	No. of Artificial insemination Centres	No. of Veterinary Doctors	No. of VFA/SVFA/ Jon/ JEO etc.
2020-21
Mamit	1	6	10	0	6	4	9
Kolasib	1	8	3	1	8	6	11
Aizawl	1	18	17	10	15	42	34
Champhai	1	6	6	0	6	8	7
Serchhip	1	7	2	0	6	9	13
Lunglei	1	6	12	2	10	10	32
Lawngtlai	1	4	6	0	4	5	6
Siaha	1	3	5	1	4	6	10
Saitual	1	4	2	0	1	2	9
Khawzawl	1	4	0	0	2	1	7
Hnahthial	1	3	4	0	2	1	3
Mizoram	11	69	67	14	64	94	141

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2021 and 2022

Veterinary Health Care, 2011-12 to 2022-23:

Year	No. of cases treated (OPD)	No. of castrations performed	No. of artificial inseminations done	No. of vaccinations done
2011-12	1,69,942	9,610	5,716	75,440
2012-13	1,55,937	9,024	5,352	51,859
2013-14	225,500	7,636	5,800	45,342
2014-15	987,224	10,319	6,345	41,509
2015-16	227,874	9,834	6,457	37,219
2016-17	219,166	7,997	4,619	38,773
2017-18	200,705	8,161	9,069	68,522
2018-19	213,417	6,724	5,392	99,983
2019-20	435,846	6,172	3,923	519,468
2020-21	451,370	9,295	7,463	125,289
2021-22	286,021	6,678	9,394	92,203
2022-23	268,052	8,922	12,047	53,680

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2021 and 2023

District-wise Veterinary Health Care, 2020-21 and 2022-23:

District/ State	No. of cases treated (OPD)	No. of castrations performed	No. of artificial inseminations done	No. of vaccinations done
2022-23
Mamit	19,440	578	73	612
Kolasib	53,042	620	988	25,894
Aizawl	70,917	3,740	9,369	10,240
Champhai	26,440	593	213	6,427
Serchhip	59,321	1,472	120	1,330
Lunglei	22,083	1,308	863	1,105
Lawngtlai	5,421	160	44	5,693
Siaha	11,388	451	377	2,379
Saitual	0	0	0	0
Khawzawl	0	0	0	0
Hnahthial	0	0	0	0
Mizoram	268,052	8,922	12,047	53,680
District/ State	No. of cases treated (OPD)	No. of castrations performed	No. of artificial inseminations done	No. of vaccinations done
2020-21
Mamit	40,148	678	58	17,037
Kolasib	54,541	664	2,696	9,541
Aizawl	87,875	3,247	2,452	46,702
Champhai	58,441	857	379	12,745
Serchhip	94,742	1,681	654	5,575
Lunglei	54,344	1,414	961	12,842
Lawngtlai	24,552	272	87	7,437
Siaha	36,727	482	176	13,410
Saitual	0	0	0	0
Khawzawl	0	0	0	0
Hnahthial	0	0	0	0
Mizoram	4,51,370	9,295	7,463	1,25,289

Source: Statistical Abstract of Mizoram 2021 and 2023

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