The number of male cattle above age 10 is around 2% of total male cattle. The ban on cow slaughter will affect the economics of the dairy industry. The ban on cow slaughter will result in a ban on cows. While statistics for export of cattle beef is not available, data for export of beef including buffalo meat is. It is thus very important that the ban on cow slaughter is carefully implemented in a way that does not discourage slaughter of buffaloes.

Source: Times of India April 09, 2017 20:49 UTC