A large number of farmers in India depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood. They supply milk meat eggs wool and hides animals mainly bullocks and are the major source of power for both farmers and dryers. Animal husbandry plays an important role in the rural economy. The economic contribution of agriculture to India’s GDP is steadily declining with the country’s broadbased economic growth. Still agriculture is demographically the broadest economic sector we will learn its importance in the following book.
