Structure of milk production in Punjab - An analysis of trends
and sources of growth
Parminder Kaur and A S
Bhullar
Dairy sector in
Punjab state has shown tremendous growth in terms of milk
production from 3.22 million tonnes (1980-81) to 9.38
million tonnes (2009-10). In the present paper, the
contribution of number of milch animals and productivity of
animals has been studied with a view to analyze the relative
importance of these determinants and their interactions
towards the increase in total milk production in the state.
The distribution of animals has shifted from low to high
milk yield levels. A structural change in the composition of
milk production has taken place in the state. The dominant
factor contributing to the growth in milk production was the
productivity of animals. The relative contribution of yield
effect in the growth of cow and buffalo milk production
increased and that of population declined overtime.