Table 2
Annual loss in milk production in 2030 from elevated heat stress (Sirohi and Sirohi 2010)
States
Mean annual THI increase = 1 unit
Mean annual THI increase = 2 unit
Crossbred
cows
Local
cows
Buffaloes
Total annual loss
(million liters)
Crossbred
cows
Local
cows
Buffaloes
Total annual loss
(million liters)
(liters/animal/year)
(liters/animal/year)
Andhra
Pradesh
697.0
15.0
52.9
433.0
856.5
18.4
65.0
532.0
Assam
640.0
20.8
73.5
109.9
786.6
25.6
90.3
135.1
Bihar
716.3
27.6
97.3
514.6
880.2
33.9
119.6
632.4
Chhattisgarh
567.7
10.0
35.4
38.4
697.6
12.3
43.5
47.2
Gujarat
740.2
26.7
94.4
467.5
909.6
32.8
116.0
574.4
Haryana
665.0
36.0
127.3
339.9
817.2
44.3
156.4
410.3
Jharkhand
745.5
25.6
90.3
95.6
916.0
31.4
110.9
117.4
Karnataka
319.0
1.3
4.5
169.6
391.9
1.6
5.6
208.4
Kerala
838.2
10.2
36.0
499.2
1030.0
12.5
44.3
613.5
Madhya
Pradesh
618.9
16.2
57.1
283.5
760.5
19.9
70.2
348.3
Maharashtra
532.4
8.3
29.3
421.1
654.2
10.2
36.0
517.4
Orissa
817.1
27.3
96.5
271.8
1004.1
33.6
118.6
334.0
Punjab
610.0
18.2
64.1
488.3
749.6
22.3
78.8
600.0
Rajasthan
659.6
39.6
139.7
808.3
810.6
48.6
171.7
993.3
Tamil Nadu
888.4
20.4
72.1
1475.3
1091.6
25.1
88.6
1812.8
Uttar
Pradesh
616.5
20.8
73.6
979.5
757.5
25.6
90.4
1203.6
Uttarakhand
224.3
4.1
14.4
19.3
275.6
5.0
17.7
23.7
West Bengal
828.7
35.6
125.7
443.3
1018.3
43.7
154.5
544.8
India
7852.0
9648.6
524
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