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Abstract
The paper has estimated the feed consumption rates for different livestock species by age-group, sex, and
function at the national level, and based on that the paper has generated demand for different types of feed
by the year 2020. According to this study, by 2020 India would require a total 526 million tonnes (Mt) of dry
matter, 855 Mt of green fodder, and 56 Mt of concentrate feed (comprising 27.4 Mt of cereals, 4.0 Mt of
pulses, 20.6 Mt of oilseeds, oilcakes and meals, and 3.6 Mt of manufactured feed). In terms of nutrients, this
translates into 738 Mt of dry matter, 379 Mt of total digestible nutrients and 32 Mt of digestible crude
protein. The estimates of demand for different feeds will help the policymakers of the country in designing
trade strategy to maximize benefits from livestock production.