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Explained: Is it safe to consume milk from cattle infected by lumpy skin disease?
Lumpy skin disease is a viral infection in cattle caused by the lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). The disease has hit Rajasthan badly with 11 lakh affected cattle and 51,000 deaths so far
Centre along with states trying to control Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle, says PM Modi
Many Indian states are grappling with Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle and the disease has emerged as a concern for the dairy sector
Lumpy skin disease: Haryana chief secy directs officials to complete cattle vaccination in seven days
Sanjeev Kaushal directed the animal husbandry department to issue an advisory with immediate effect and make citizens aware that the milk of infected cows can be consumed after boiling it
Lumpy skin disease: Protecting cattle priority of Rajasthan govt, says Ashok Gehlot
The chief minister said he recently met Union Animal Husbandry Minister Parshottam Rupala at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi and discussed the steps needed to contain the spread of the disease
ICAR develops vaccine for Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle
The Centre plans to commercialise this vaccine, developed by the two institutes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), at the earliest in order to control the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), which has led to the death of cattle in six states.
Over 50 cattle die at cow shelter in UP's Amroha, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath orders probe
According to the officials, the management at the cow shelter had procured fodder from a person named Tahir. FIR has been lodged and efforts are being made to arrest him
Meghalaya: BSF seizes 45 cattle along India-Bangladesh border
The cattle were hidden in dense bushes around 200 meters from the International boundary when they were intercepted by BSF troops
World Environment Day: Data shows the world has lost a Switzerland-size area of primary rainforest in 2019
In order to stop deforestation, researchers say emphasis must be placed on changing the incentives driving forest loss on a domestic, local level.
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are infecting humans, cattle due to intensive farming techniques
Overuse of antibiotics, high animal numbers and low genetic diversity increase the likelihood of pathogens becoming a public health risk.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian farmers feed strawberries, broccoli to cattle as lockdown hits transport
Maharashtra:</strong> As hundreds of millions of Indians remain locked down to stem the spread of coronavirus, some of its cattle are getting treated to strawberries and broccoli that farmers are struggling to transport and sell in cities amid the three-week lockdown
Mob beats up man for smuggling cattle in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni; police says thorough investigation underway
A viral video shows group of men intercepting a truck, freeing cattle loaded onto it and beating up a man, whose hands are tied with a rope. Police said that a thorough investigation into the matter was underway.
Indian Railways to fence off tracks after data reports of over 32,000 animal deaths between 2016 and 2018
More than 32,000 animals, including cattle, lions and leopards, have been killed on railway tracks in the past three years, according to data provided by Indian Railways.
Integrating IoT with agriculture can revolutionise the landscape in India
Agriculture has a lot of potential and stands as one of the sectors that can incur the most out of IoT.
Stray cattle menance: 'They raid our fields, trample crops,' say UP farmers as crisis of free-wheeling cows plagues state
Since the slaughter of cows is not an option any longer, many farmers leave the cattle to fend for themselves when they stop giving milk. These stray cows raid farms in search of food and destroy and devour our crops.
Stray cattle menace Part 3: With cattle trade seized up, will the 'cow belt' soon become 'buffalo country'?
The population of cattle ─ cow and its progeny – although higher than that of buffaloes, is declining. It had fallen from a peak of 205 million in 1997 to 191 million in 2012
Commercialisation of cow dung may prevent farmers from abandoning bovine, help fix issue of stray cattle
There is a machine for making cow dung logs. My gaushala in Delhi bought one two years ago and we, too, sell the logs to Nigambodh Ghat. Even though we don't do this regularly, we earn Rs 60,000 a month.
New Delhi gets first round-the-clock veterinary hospital in Tis Hazari; govt promises similar facility in all eleven districts
A round-the-clock facility for providing medical care to animals in the national capital was launched at a veterinary hospital in Tiz Hazari area by Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai.
BJP’s politics of polarisation paves way for Uttar Pradesh’s stray cattle menace, economically cripples a huge population
Farmers, who are reeling under low prices for their produce, have had to fence their fields at considerable expense. They have to maintain vigil at night to protect crops from stray cattle.
14 killed, 4 missing in Vietnam floods, says country's natural disaster prevention and control agency
Natural disasters in Vietnam, mostly typhoons, floods and landslides, killed or left missing 153 people and injured 119 others, and caused property losses of over $304.3 million so far this year.
Man lynched to death in Bareilly on suspicion of cattle theft, police initially suspected drug overdose
The lynching incident happened in Bareilly's Bholapur Hindoliya village, where more than 50 persons attacked four young men when they found them in their cattle yard.