September 13, 2022

Indian PM says local states making efforts to combat LSD in cattle

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on September 12 that the government and Indian states are making efforts to control lumpy skin disease in cattle.

Many states are grappling with LSD in cattle, and the disease has emerged as a concern for the dairy sector.

"Our scientists have also prepared indigenous vaccine for lumpy skin disease," Modi said, addressing the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022.

Noting that India is building the largest database of dairy animals, as every animal associated with the dairy sector is being tagged, the prime minister said, with the help of modern technology, biometric identification of animals is done under the Animal Base scheme.

Under Pashu Aadhaar, the digital identification of livestock is done to keep track of their health which will also help in expanding the dairy sector, he added.

- The Hindu