“This is the third year that we have detected LSD in the state. There were no deaths last year. This time the situation is worrying,” said Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh. The rise of LSD has worried officials and farmers in Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, Uttarakhand and UP – the top producers, which contribute about 18% of the country. milk production And Rajasthan is the second largest milk producing state.
experts estimate that LSD outbreak Crores of rupees could be spent highlighting the loss caused to governments and farmers. The disease spreads easily and can quickly infect an entire herd. Diseases in cows can cause distress and reduce milk yield – a knock that India cannot afford. As the world’s No. 1 milk producer, India accounts for 23% of the global dairy production. Several states have reported a drop in milk production in the wake of LSD, causing concern among rural households, who depend on the milk of two-three cows with which they make their living.
“I lost all three of my cows. Some breeders lost 30 cows. We hope that the government will compensate our loss, otherwise we will be financially ruined. The virus has touched 24 out of 33 districts of the state. Similar stories are prevalent in Punjab also. “Two of my lovely cows died. Others are sick. We have no other source of livelihood,” said Karnail Singh of Bathinda’s Sangat village.
Emergency calls were also heard from Uttarakhand. “We are isolating the animals and giving them fodder, although the sick are hardly eating. We have already lost three. Our dairy business used to get us around Rs 2,000 per day. It’s barely Rs 800 right now. We have only a few uninfected cows. For how long, we do not know,” said Mudassir Ali of Bhagwanpur in Haridwar district.
Jodhpur-based farmer activist Tulcha Ram Sanwar said: “The government figures are only a fraction of the deaths. Yet the latest figures are worrying – 94 lakh cattle infected in 32 of Rajasthan’s 33 districts; and 34,243 deaths, the highest in India. CM Ashok Gehlot has approved Rs 30 crore to buy medicines and vaccines.
With the COVID protocol serving as a template, India is emphasizing on surveillance, testing, isolation and mass vaccination of infected cattle. Interstate movement of cattle has been banned. Cattle markets are closed, grazing is banned and stray cattle are being monitored. “The virus dies by exposure to the sun. Surveillance combined with symptomatic treatment is the best way to tackle the disease which is now common in India,” said an official in Bengal that has around 400 cases. Gujarat Animal Husbandry Minister Raghavji Patel also calculated and fired bullets. “It’s under control because of aggressive vaccination. Spreading because of humidity, but once the sun’s out…” Yesterday: shots fired…