Climate change effect on dairy in north eastern hills of India

SHEIKH MOHAMMAD FEROZE; SAIDUR RAHMAN; KOIJAM JOHNY SINGH; RAM SINGH; SAO EVALWELL DKHAR

doi:10.56093/ijans.v89i2.87334

Authors

SHEIKH MOHAMMAD FEROZE Assistant Professor, Central Agricultural University-Imphal, Umiam, Meghalaya 793 103 India
SAIDUR RAHMAN Associate Professor, CVSAH, Central Agricultural University Imphal, Umiam, Mizoram
KOIJAM JOHNY SINGH PhD Scholar, Palli Siksha Bhavan, Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan, West Bengal.
RAM SINGH Professor, Central Agricultural University-Imphal, Umiam, Meghalaya 793 103 India
SAO EVALWELL DKHAR PhD Scholar, School of Social Sciences, College of Post Graduate Studies

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v89i2.87334

Keywords:

Climate, Just & Pope Model, Milk, Perception

Abstract

The experimental evidences on the effect of climate change on dairy animals are sufficient but primarily restricted to developed production system of plain land. Hence, this paper assessed the effect of climate change on dairy in the north eastern Himalayan states of India. A random sample of 240 farm households from Asom and Nagaland were interviewed and a case study was conducted in Mizoram. It was found that the livestock compositions have changed and the number of animal per household decreased during drought. The availability of fodder and pasture dwindled which increased the time spent on collection of fodder; and the milk yield of the dairy cows declined. Just & Pope stochastic production function revealed that the increase in maximum temperature is expected to increase the variability in milk yield in the north eastern hill states as the heat stress reduces the milk yield of dairy animals. Hence, location specific scientific housing and feed management may be adopted to reduce the negative effect of climate change on dairy animals.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Calil J, Silvester A, Stelzl K and Wissel-Tyson C. 2012. The effect of climate change on the production costs of the dairy industry in the United States. Project Report, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Feroze S M, Ray L I P, Singh K J and Singh R. 2017. Pastoral yak rearing system under climate change regime: An exploration of North Sikkim. (Eds) Balan P P, George Sunny and Kunhikannan T P. Marginalization and deprivation: Studies on multiple vulnerabilities, KILA, Kerala.

Feroze S M. 2015. Climate change impacts on hill agriculture in North Eastern Himalayas: A socio-economic analysis. Project report submitted to ICSSR, New Delhi.

GoI. 2002. Report of the Working Group on Animal Husbandry & Dairying for the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002–2007), Working Group Sr. No. 42/2001, Government of India, Planning Commission, p-214.

GoM. 2017. Report on Integrated Sample Survey for Estimation of Production of Milk, Eggs and Meat. Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Shillong, Meghalaya.

Havlík P, Valin H, Mosnier A, Obersteiner M, Baker J S, Herrero M, Rufino M C and Schmid E. 2013. Crop productivity and the global livestock sector: Implications for land use change and greenhouse gas emissions. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 95: 442–48. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aas085

IFAD. 2010. Livestock and climate change. International Fund for Agricultural Development. http://www.ifad.org/lrkm/events/cops/papers/climate.pdf. Accessed on 16th August 2018.

Just R E and Pope R D. 1978. Stochastic specification of production functions and economic implications. Journal of Econometrics 7: 67–86. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-4076(78)90006-4

Lal S N, Verma D N and Hussain K Q. 1987. Effect of air temperature and humidity on the feed consumption, cardio respiratory response and milk production in Haryana cows. Indian Veterinary Journal 64(2): 115–21.

Li L, Yang S, Wang Z, Zhu X and Tang H. 2010. Evidence of warming and wetting climate over the Qinghai-Tibet plateau. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research 42: 449–57. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-42.4.449

Maiti S, Jha S K, Garari S, Nag A, Chakravarty A, Kadian K S, Chandel B S, Datta K K and Upadhaya R C. 2014. Adapting to climate change: Traditional coping mechanism followed by the Brokpa pastoral nomads of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 13(4): 752–61.

Mandal D K, Rao A V M S, Singh K and Singh S P. 2002. Comfortable macroclimatic conditions for optimum milk production in Sahiwal cows. Journal of Applied Zoological Research 13(2/3): 228–30.

Misra A K and Mandal D K. 2010. Climate change and the Indian bovine. Indian Dairyman 62(1): 80–89.

Polley H W, Briske D D, Morgan J A, Wolter K, Bailey D W and Brown J R. 2013. Climate change and North American rangelands: Trends, projections, and implications. Rangeland Ecology and Management 66: 493–511. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2111/REM-D-12-00068.1

Renaudeau D, Collin A, Yahav S, De Basilio V, Gourdine J L and Collier R J. 2012. Adaptation to hot climate and strategies to alleviate heat stress in livestock production. Animal 6(5): 707– 28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731111002448

Sanz-Saez A, Erice G, Aguirreolea J, Muñoz F, Sanchez-Diaz M and Irigoyen J J. 2012. Alfalfa forage digestibility, quality and yield under future climate change scenarios vary with Sinorhizobium meliloti strain. Plant Physiology 169: 782–88. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2012.01.010

Sejian V, Bhatta R, Gaughan J, Baumgard L, Prasad C S and Lal R. 2015. Conclusions and Researchable Priorities. Climate Change Impact On Livestock: Adaptation And Mitigation. (Eds) Sejian V, Gaughan J, Baumgard L, Prasad C S. Springer- Verlag GMbH Publisher, New Delhi, India, pp 491–510. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2265-1_27

Shadap A M W K and Pala V. 2017. Nutritional intake and consumption pattern in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. NEHU Journal 15(2):15–28.

Sirohi S and Sirohi S K. 2001. Cost of bovine mastitis to Indian dairy farmers. ‘Round Table on Mastitis, VIII Annual Conference of Indian Association for the Advancement of Vet. Research’. Intas Polivet 4(2): 164–70.

Sirohi S and Sirohi S K. 2010. Vulnerability of milk producers to climate change: Technological and policy options for livelihood security. National Conference on Climate Change and Livestock. NDRI, Karnal. pp 143–153.

Tailor S P and Nagda R K. 2005. Conception rate in buffaloes maintained under sub-humid climate of Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Dairy Science 58(1): 69–70.

Thornton P K and Herrero M. 2010a. Potential for reduced methane and carbon dioxide emissions from livestock and pasture management in the tropics. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA 107(46): 19667–72. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0912890107

Thornton P K and Herrero M. 2010b. The inter-linkages between rapid growth in livestock production, climate change, and the impacts on water resources, land use, and deforestation. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, WPS 5178. World Bank, Washington, DC. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-5178

Thornton P K, Van de Steeg J, Notenbaert A and Herrrero M. 2009. The impacts of climate change on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries: A review of what we know and what we need to know. Agricultural System 101: 113–27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2009.05.002

Upadhyay R C. 2008. Impact of climate change on livestock. Indian Dairyman 60(3): 98–102.

Zeng W and Chen Y. 1980. Yak in ancient China. Journal of China Yak 1: 71–74.