1,200 CATTLE PERISH TO LUMPY DISEASE IN STATE

Jalore/Jodhpur: The outbreak of the contagious lumpy skin disease has become a bane for thousands of cattle herders in western and northern Rajasthan where nearly 1,200 bovines have perished. Animal husbandry department officials said that the infection has spread among nearly 25,000 cattle in a span of three months.

In Jodhpur district alone, 254 cattle succumbed to the disease in the past two weeks. Considering the spread of the infection, the dept has mobilised teams of doctors.

Minister of State Sukhram Vishnoi took stock of cowsheds on Saturday. He said that the state government is serious about the matter. He also took a meeting of the officers of the Animal Husbandry and the district officials.