-ThePrint.in Free movement of unproductive cattle prone to infections has proven to be a severe challenge in restricting the viral disease and contributed most to mortality load, say experts. New Delhi: Over the past few years, the rising population of Stray cattle has been a menace to farmers. In several states in northern India, farmers regularly guard their fields at night and spend thousands on fencing to protect their crops. But the impact...
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Lumpy disease: 35,000 cattle killed in 9 states -Shagun
-Down to Earth Multiplication of vectors, Stray cattle main reasons behind spread A total of 35,000 cattle have died due to lumpy skin disease in nine Indian states as of August 23, 2022, according to the Union department of Animal Husbandry. Around 900,000 cattle have been infected, as the department tries to contain any further spread of the disease. Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is a viral illness, caused by lumpy skin disease virus...
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More »Why BJP is now talking about Uttar Pradesh’s Stray cattle problem -Arunabh Saikia
-Scroll.in With anger building up over economic distress, voters might not be as forgiving about their farm losses this time. It took time but when it came, it was a flurry. A good ten days into the Assembly elections and with two phases of the seven-phased polling already over, the Bharatiya Janata Party finally addressed the Stray cattle problem in Uttar Pradesh’s fields. The first to break to silence was Prime Minister Narendra...
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-The Hindu Menace threatens to blunt BJP’s narrative among farmers this election Reacting to the Stray cattle menace, which threatens to blunt the BJP’s narrative among farmers this election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday promised voters in Uttar Pradesh that after March 10 (election result) a new policy would be introduced to deal with the issue. Mr. Modi, without giving any specifics, said the government would make the dung (gobar) of stray...
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