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  The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has unveiled an annual publication, the ‘Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022.   The publication gives an overview of the Animal Husbandry sector briefly in terms of important livestock statistics on livestock population, livestock production and other information like animal diseases, infrastructure etc.   It is the primary source of data on production estimates of four Major Livestock Products (MLPs) like Milk, Egg, Meat and Wool for the year 2021-22 and other technical aspects of Integrated Sample Survey (ISS).   The major highlights of “Basic Animal Husbandry statistics 2022” are given below: o   Total milk production in the country during 2021-22 is 221.06 million tonnes. o   Top five major milk producing States are Rajasthan (15.05%), Uttar Pradesh (14.93%), Madhya Pradesh (8.06%), Gujarat (7.56%) and Andhra Pradesh (6.97%). o   In 2021-22, the total egg production in the country is 129.60 billion tonnes o   Total five major egg producing States are Andhra Pradesh (20.41%), Tamil Nadu (16.08%), Telangana (12.86%), West Bengal (8.84%) and Karnataka (6.38%). o   The total meat production in the country is 9.29 million tonnes for the year 2021-22 with an annual growth rate of 5.62%. o   The total five major meat producing States are Maharashtra (12.25%), Uttar Pradesh (12.14%), West Bengal (11.63%), Andhra Pradesh (11.04%), and Telangana (10.82%).