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Assam produced a total of 5,29,63,511 kg of meat in 2019-20

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Guwahati: In the financial year 2019-20 Assam produced a total of 5,29,63,511 kg of meat of which, “cattle meat” was 33,68,021 kg and buffalo meat was 1,59,319 kg. The remaining meats consisted those of goat (1,59,53,865), sheep (18,83,960), pig (2,02,46,220) and poultry (1,13,52,125).

This was stated by Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister Atul Bora in a written reply to a query by AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam on Wednesday in the Assam Legislative Assembly.

Bora said as per the 20th Livestock Census of 2019, Assam has a “cattle population” of 1,09,09,239 and buffalo population of 4,21,715.

The state also produced nearly 98 crore litres of milk, including 1.83 crore litres of goat milk, in 2019-20, he added.

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