Cattle farms report an outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease
54 Animals died due to Lumpy Skin disease in Karachi. It has affected 20,000 animals, including 15,000 only in Karachi. It is not transferrable but might cost a fortune to poor animals.
lumpy skin diseased cow
The outbreak of Lumpy Skin disease has affected the animals in Pakistan. In accordance to meet the challenges of this disease, a meeting has already been held. The meeting was between Chief Secretary Mumtaz Ali Shah, Secretary and the director-general of the livestock department. The Secretary of livestock has confirmed that the disease has emerged in Punjab and Sindh.
“The disease has so far been found in 20,250 animals in the province. It included 15,100 in Karachi, 3,781 in Thatta, 149 in Hyderabad, 656 in Badin, 85 in Jamshoro, 121 in Khairpur, 91 in Sujawal, 64 in Mati...