Livestock suffer from Lumpy Skin Disease at Bhatkal: Lone Gir Cow Dead
Bhatkal: In the background of livestock suffering from Lumpy Skin Disease in the jurisdiction of the Marukeri gram panchayat in the Taluk, dairy farmers in the region have been experiencing widespread panic and fear.
The livestock in the region was observed to be suffering from Lumpy Skin Disease. In the wake of this development, a Gir cow - valued at 50 thousand rupees- belonging to a man named Ganapathy Hegde, passed away because of the disease.
The disease is reportedly rising in aggressively in the region. Accusations are afloat that neither the local panchayat nor the officers with the animal husbandry department have approached the dairy farmers to educate and inform them about precautionary measures.
“There has been an increase in Lumpy Skin Disease among livestock in the Taluk and the vaccination drives are happening in full swing. This is the first death associated with the disease, reported in the Taluk. Already, more than 11,000 livestock have been vaccinated. The vaccination work is slowing down now due to a shortage of staff. The spread of the disease can be brought under control if the farmers identify the sick livestock, and provide them with appropriate treatment in isolation. In case a cow does die because of the disease, compensation will be handed out if the local animal department is informed in this regard.”
-Dr. Shivakumar, Veterinary Officer, Bhatkal
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Cummins doubtful for T20 World Cup? It's quite grey right now, says Aus head coach
Melbourne (PTI): Australia skipper Pat Cummins' chances of playing at next year's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka are "quite grey at the moment" as he battles a back stress issue that has affected his participation in the ongoing Ashes series against England.
Cummins returned to play the third Ashes Test in Adelaide after missing the opening two matches, picking up six wickets to help Australia clinch the series 3-0.
However, the Australian Test and ODI skipper will take no further part in the series and even his participation at the T20 World Cup is also uncertain. All-rounder Mitchell Marsh is Australia's T20I captain.
"Looking forward to the World Cup, whether he will be there or not, I can't really say. It's quite grey at the moment. We're hopeful," head coach Andrew McDonald was quoted as saying by 'ESPNCricinfo'.
The fast bowler was diagnosed with a lumbar stress reaction during Australia's tour of the West Indies in July. He underwent rehabilitation before being cleared for a carefully managed return in Adelaide.
"He's pulled up fine. He won't play any part in the rest of the series and that was a discussion that we had a long time out around his return," McDonald said.
"We were taking on some risk and people that reported on that would understand the risk associated with that rebuild. We've now won the series and that was the goal.
"So, to position him for further risk and jeopardise him long-term is not something that we want to do and Pat's really comfortable with that," he added.
The T20 World Cup is scheduled to begin on February 7 across India and Sri Lanka with the summit clash set for March 8.
Australia's first match is on February 11 against Ireland at Colombo. Although Cummins captains the Test and ODI teams, all-rounder Mitch Marsh leads Australia in the shortest format.
