5 Countries With Largest Domesticated Animal Population In The World

Domesticated animals are those animals which have been domesticated by humans for various purposes or uses. For example, cows and buffaloes are domesticated by a large population in the world for purposes like milking etc.

But not all countries domesticate the similar kinds of animals. While some might domesticate chicken more than others, some may domesticate goats or cows etc. at some places, the number of domesticated animals is so large that it may exceed millions.

For example, China has the maximum population of domesticated chicken. Here the population of chicken is about 3 billion. The largest cow population in the world is in India as India has about 1.5 Billion cows.

China is also the home to the largest population of pig as it has got about 459 billion pigs. At 130 billion, China also has the largest population of sheep in the entire world. The largest population of cats is in USA and it has got about 76.4 billion cats.

# Largest Dog Population in the World, USA

The american people are the greatest dog lovers on the planet. USA has a dog population of more than 70 million dogs.

# Largest Cat Population in the World, USA

The U.S. pet cat population has actually increased from just over 60 million to about 75 million due mostly to the adoption of feral cats, especially feral kittens! Followed by China with 50 million cats.

# Largest Camel Population in the World, Somalia

The country with the highest population of camels is Somalia with around 6.2 million. Followed by Sudan with 3.2 million, Mauritania with 1.23 m, Ethiopia 1.07 m, India 1.03 m, Pakistan 0.8 m, Chad 0.725 m, Australia (over 0.7 m), Mali 0.467 m, and Niger with no more than 415,000 thousand!

Camels play a large part in Somali life. Most of Somalia is dry, stricken with drought. So camels are naturally the answer to this problem. Camels were domesticated in Somalia around 3000 years BCE in the Land of Punt. It is estimated that ¼ of the entire camel population of the world is in Somalia and Somali region of Ethiopia.

# Largest Sheep Population in the World, China

China has the largest sheep population in the world - 130 million sheep (Australia is second with 115 million). China's sheep are the fat tailed variety and are raised mainly for meat, but also for milk and other dairy products such as cheese and yogurt. Generally the wool quality of these sheep is low, however there are some exceptions.

# Largest Cow Population in the World, India

Today there are about 1.5 billion cows in the world. In many different countries humans and cows have formed close relationships. India is home to a quarter of the world's cow population. One major reason for this is that India's majority Hindu community reveres cows and considers them to be "second mothers."