lumpy skin disease

It was a bizarre sight as BJP MLA from Rajasthan's Pushkar, Suresh Singh Rawat, reached Rajasthan Assembly with a cow in tow to protest against the government’s “inept” handling of the Lumpy Skin disease.

Alarming visuals from different villages of Jodhpur show thousands of cow carcasses strewn on the fields. Around 46,000 cattle have died in the state till now, reveal the state Animal Husbandry Department data.

It was a harrowing ordeal for Hastimal Gurjar, a cow herder in Jalore, as he ran from pillar to post at a local government veterinary centre looking for a nurse to treat his ailing cow

The Rajasthan government has urged the Centre to declare lumpy skin disease as a national calamity

“I am devastated. I have lost three cattle till now, losing around Rs 1.5 lakh,” said Sanwla Ram, an animal herder from Bhinmal, Jalore district, in a voice choked with tears, as he looks at the drooping eyes of his cows in the shed. “It’s been a tough time of the year. I have lost […]

JAIPUR: Expressing concerns over lumpy skin disease spreading amongst animals in various districts of the state, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot assured that the state government is taking all possible measures to control the disease by taking awareness and sensitivity toward bovine animals. He urged the Central Government to provide financial and necessary assistance to save […]