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PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease – India (02): (OR) cattle, susp, spread, RFI

Lumpy Skin Disease -- IndiaAn unidentified disease affecting cattle has emerged as a major cause of concern for farmers of Mayurbhanj district [map at ].The worst hit are the marginal farmers of Khunta block. With a few healthy bullocks left in the area, the farmers have to shell out between Rs 1000 and Rs 1400 per hour [USD 13.90 to 19.46] on tractors to prepare their fields for transplanting paddy saplings. However, the poor farmers, who cannot afford to spend on tractors, have not yet started Read more [...]