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Milk imports soar as lumpy skin disease hits cattle stock

Milk imports soar as lumpy skin disease hits cattle stock

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Buying milk is getting expensive across the country and the price could soon hit an all-time high, forcing the world’s biggest producer to step up imports to boost supplies and ease cost of living pressures. Farmers are wrestling with a rare double whammy: the lethal lumpy skin disease in their cows and a drawdown in […]

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Increase in milk, meat, eggs production: Ministry data

Increase in milk, meat, eggs production: Ministry data

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Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Manjunath H.S. The ‘Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics,’ prepared by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying after an integrated sample survey, showed an increase in the milk, eggs and meat productions in the country. Union Minister Parshottam Rupala, who released the report on Wednesday, said […]

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Explained | What is the lumpy skin disease affecting cattle in India? What are its economic implications and does it affect milk for consumption? 

Explained | What is the lumpy skin disease affecting cattle in India? What are its economic implications and does it affect milk for consumption? 

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The viral infection has killed nearly 75,000 cattle in India and spread to more than 10 States and UTs, hitting Rajasthan the worst The viral infection has killed nearly 75,000 cattle in India and spread to more than 10 States and UTs, hitting Rajasthan the worst The story so far: The Mumbai Police have ordered […]

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