20,000 cattle succumb to LSD in Maharashtra
As many as 20,361 cattle have succumbed to the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Maharashtra out of the 2,98,285 cattle affected by the disease till date. The government has paid…
Lumpy skin disease had marginal impact on India’s milk output in FY23
India’s liquid milk production this year has been marginally impacted by the outbreak of the Lumpy Skin Disease in some parts of the country. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of…
Lumpy skin disease spreads in AP, cattle population at risk
The lumpy skin disease (LSD), an infectious viral ailment among the cattle, is spreading in Andhra Pradesh, especially in the north coastal region, triggering concern among the dairy farmers and…
Fate of over thirty crore cattle hangs by a thread under fodder crisis
India has a fodder problem and the fate of over thirty crore cattle hangs by a thread, as fodder prices sharply increase and rumours of worsening shortages spread like wildfire…
Lumpy skin disease toll impacting milk availability and livelihood
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Lumpy Skin Disease:A livelihood crisis for India’s small dairy farmers
It was on a July day that Lakshmi Devi noticed swelling on her cow Laalri’s legs. The next day, the animal’s body was covered with lumps. Devi called the local…
Lumpy skin disease: 1 lakh cattle deaths, toll almost double in 3 weeks
THE CUMULATIVE number of cattle deaths caused by lumpy skin disease has gone up to 97,435 as on September 23 – almost double from the 49,682 deaths recorded about three weeks ago,…
Lumpy Skin Disease: Are we staring at a milk drought in Maharashtra?
With farmers struggling to contain the fast-spreading infectious Lumpy Skin Disease that has affected an estimated 19,000 cattle in the state, dairy unions fear that milk shortage could disrupt market…
The evolution of lumpy skin disease virus
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) is a viral disease that predominantly affects cattle. First identified in an outbreak in Zambia in 1929, the disease is caused by the LSD virus (LSDV),…
The lumpy skin disease -banning cattle transport to Mumbai
The Mumbai Police have ordered the prohibition of cattle transportation in the city to prevent the spread of the lumpy skin disease (LSD). The order came into force on September…