By Express News Service
AHMEDABAD: Lumpy pores and skin illness (LSD), also called Lumpy virus, afflicting cattle has unfold to fifteen out of 33 districts of Gujarat and has claimed 1021 livestock within the state. According to reviews, 40,222 contaminated cattle in 1,009 villages are below remedy.
On Monday, Animal Husbandry Minister Raghavji Patel held a gathering with Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar. A gathering between Agriculture Minister and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will probably be held on Tuesday.
Agriculture Department’s Deputy Director (Animal Husbandry) Dr HN Modh informed The New Indian Express: “The virus has spread in 15 districts, including all districts of Saurashtra region, Kutch, and now Banaskantha and Patan. Checking of vehicles entering Gujarat from Rajasthan and other neighboring states have been intensified to prevent infected cattle from entering the state. People living in border villages have been asked to inform the department if they see movement of cattle across the border.”
Till Monday afternoon, the state had misplaced 1,021 cattle, whereas 40,222 are contaminated and present process remedy in 15 districts. A complete of two,93,676 cattle have been vaccinated, he added. Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel says “LSD an infectious viral skin disease which is caused by a virus of capripox genus has spread to four out of five regions of Gujarat.”
The illness has unfold within the kutch Saurashtra zone, north Gujrat, and south Gujrat, solely the central Gujrat area is unaffected until Monday. According to Government Officials, the illness which spreads by vectors like houseflies, mosquitos, ticks, and so on. the viral an infection results in fever amongst cattle and buffaloes in addition to different signs like extreme nasal and salivary secretion, agency and raised nodules on the pores and skin across the head genitals, and so on. The animal stops taking meals and the manufacturing of milk amongst milch animals goes down. Pregnant cows and buffaloes typically endure miscarriage and in some instances, diseased animals die as nodules brust, and people elements can turn out to be contaminated by secondary infections.
Kisan Congress has focused the state authorities by questioning the federal government’s work relating to the Lumpy virus. Pal Ambalia, chairman of the Kisan Congress cell, alleged that the federal government is hiding the figures of cattle deaths. Only 4 per cent of the entire variety of useless cattle is proven by the federal government, He alleged that vaccination figures are additionally being hid.
He stated that the federal government is taking pleasure within the vaccination carried out by non-public establishments. The Lumpy Virus began within the month of May and the federal government issued a round relating to lumpy in June. On twenty first, the Congress group made a presentation to Kutch District Development Officer (DDO). At that point, he claimed vaccination of 80 thousand cattle was carried out by 14 docs. Which isn’t potential. However, the data division of the federal government has proven the determine for vaccination of greater than lakh animals. Which proves that the federal government presents false figures. He alleged that the federal government wakes up solely when elections are held.
“The animal husbandry department started the facility of toll-free helpline ‘1962’ for providing immediate treatment and other information about the disease. A campaign has also been launched to raise awareness about the disease. In all, 267 animal ambulance has been deployed to the affected area, today the central government also sent a team of expert to guide” stated Animal Husbandry Minister Raghavji Patel.
AHMEDABAD: Lumpy pores and skin illness (LSD), also called Lumpy virus, afflicting cattle has unfold to fifteen out of 33 districts of Gujarat and has claimed 1021 livestock within the state. According to reviews, 40,222 contaminated cattle in 1,009 villages are below remedy.
On Monday, Animal Husbandry Minister Raghavji Patel held a gathering with Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar. A gathering between Agriculture Minister and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will probably be held on Tuesday.
Agriculture Department’s Deputy Director (Animal Husbandry) Dr HN Modh informed The New Indian Express: “The virus has spread in 15 districts, including all districts of Saurashtra region, Kutch, and now Banaskantha and Patan. Checking of vehicles entering Gujarat from Rajasthan and other neighboring states have been intensified to prevent infected cattle from entering the state. People living in border villages have been asked to inform the department if they see movement of cattle across the border.”
Till Monday afternoon, the state had misplaced 1,021 cattle, whereas 40,222 are contaminated and present process remedy in 15 districts. A complete of two,93,676 cattle have been vaccinated, he added. Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel says “LSD an infectious viral skin disease which is caused by a virus of capripox genus has spread to four out of five regions of Gujarat.”
The illness has unfold within the kutch Saurashtra zone, north Gujrat, and south Gujrat, solely the central Gujrat area is unaffected until Monday. According to Government Officials, the illness which spreads by vectors like houseflies, mosquitos, ticks, and so on. the viral an infection results in fever amongst cattle and buffaloes in addition to different signs like extreme nasal and salivary secretion, agency and raised nodules on the pores and skin across the head genitals, and so on. The animal stops taking meals and the manufacturing of milk amongst milch animals goes down. Pregnant cows and buffaloes typically endure miscarriage and in some instances, diseased animals die as nodules brust, and people elements can turn out to be contaminated by secondary infections.
Kisan Congress has focused the state authorities by questioning the federal government’s work relating to the Lumpy virus. Pal Ambalia, chairman of the Kisan Congress cell, alleged that the federal government is hiding the figures of cattle deaths. Only 4 per cent of the entire variety of useless cattle is proven by the federal government, He alleged that vaccination figures are additionally being hid.
He stated that the federal government is taking pleasure within the vaccination carried out by non-public establishments. The Lumpy Virus began within the month of May and the federal government issued a round relating to lumpy in June. On twenty first, the Congress group made a presentation to Kutch District Development Officer (DDO). At that point, he claimed vaccination of 80 thousand cattle was carried out by 14 docs. Which isn’t potential. However, the data division of the federal government has proven the determine for vaccination of greater than lakh animals. Which proves that the federal government presents false figures. He alleged that the federal government wakes up solely when elections are held.
“The animal husbandry department started the facility of toll-free helpline ‘1962’ for providing immediate treatment and other information about the disease. A campaign has also been launched to raise awareness about the disease. In all, 267 animal ambulance has been deployed to the affected area, today the central government also sent a team of expert to guide” stated Animal Husbandry Minister Raghavji Patel.
