Three hundred cattle have been vaccinated against lumpy skin disease in Gorkha Municipality. The cattle of Gorkha Municipality-13 and 14 were vaccinated against lumpy skin disease with technical support of Gorkha Municipality Livestock Service Section and Veterinary Hospital and Livestock Service Expert Centre, Gorkha, said Information Officer of Livestock Service Expert Center, Dr Lalmani Aryal. He said that a vaccination campaign was launched to vaccinate cattle in two wards of the municipality to control the disease. The disease is spreading in the municipality.

Aryal said that Budhikoti Dairy Production Cooperative provided financial support to run the vaccination program. Cows and buffaloes affected from lumpy skin disease do not only decrease milk production, they might also die due to this if not treated on time.

The diseass has already spread in more than five local levels of Gorkha district—Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality, Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality, Barpak Rural Municipality, Gandaki Rural Municipality and Dharche Rural Municipality. More than 58 cattle have died from lumpy skin disease in the district so far.