Abstract :
Pakistan is endowed with a large livestock population well adapted to the local environmental conditions. The national herd consists of 33.0 million heads of cattle, 29.9 million buffaloes, 27.4 million sheep, 58.3 million goats and 1.0 million camels. Livestock produce approximately 43.562 million tons of milk, making Pakistan the 3rd largest milk producer country in the world. Livestock also produce 1.601 million tons of beef, 0.590 million tons of mutton, 41.54 thousand tons of wool, 21.99 thousand tons of hair and 57.937 million skins and hides (Government of Pakistan, 2009).In Pakistan, the main contribution of milk comes from buffaloes, which produce 62.0% of the total milk supply. In fact, traditionally buffaloes have been raised as dairy animal and cattle as draught animal. Currently, cattle produce 34.4% of the milk supply, while the remaining is contributed by camels, goats and sheep (Government of Pakistan, 2009). Buffalo milk contains higher butter fat (6 to 8%), is rich in taste and is preferred by majority of the people.
