House panel urges steps to check lumpy skin disease in cattle
₹30,000 loss per cattle as per National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) norms," Union minister for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying Parshottam Rupala had said in a written reply to Lok Sabha in July this year. Over 115.7 million animals were also vaccinated against the LSD till July 2023, Rupala had said.
The panel is led by P.C. Gaddigoudar, a BJP member of parliament representing Bagalkot constituency in Karnataka.
Lumpy skin disease is a viral disease transmitted by blood-feeding insects such as certain species of flies and mosquitoes, or ticks. India is the world's biggest milk producer contributing 24% of global milk production in FY22.
The spread of LSD has direct impact on milk production as a significant number of cattle die due to the ailment. The panel further asked the department to take proactive steps for getting all regulatory approvals for commercial production of 'Lumpi-ProVacInd' vaccine developed for controlling and containing its spread.
All eligible cattle be vaccinated as per the vaccination protocols on priority basis in order to contain LSD among the livestock, the panel said. It also highlighted that loss of cattle at such a huge scale was due to the shortage of veterinary or para veterinary staff in various LSD affected regions.Milestone Alert!
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