Over 2,000 cattle die of lumpy skin disease in Madhesh Province

Kathmandu: More than 2,000 cattle have died of lumpy skin disease in Madhesh Province.

It is a huge toll on livestock, thereby impacting agriculture and income. Statistics on such loss were made public during a program organized in Janakpur on Monday.

The Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture, and Cooperatives in the province informed that the death of 1,118 cattle maximum loss) was witnessed in Siraha, while two in Parsa. The death of cows and ox are highest in number while buffaloes in the least number- 6.

Meanwhile, in the province, 45,825 livestock have been vaccinated against the fatal disease, according to veterinarian Dr. Ranjit Kumar Adhikari. Sarlahi district has recorded the highest number of vaccination- among 12,325 cattle.

However, vaccination has been awaited in Saptari, Siraha, Mahottari, and Parsa districts. Inaugurating the vaccination program at Gaushala of Janakpur on Monday, Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Govind Bahadur Neupane, informed that the province government had sent each district with 8,000 doses of vaccine against lumpy skin.

Minister Neupane vowed government initiative for a sustainable solution to this problem. The vaccination drive was a special campaign at present, he added.

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