KANDAHAR CITY (SW) – The spread of “Lumpy Skin Disease” (LSD) among cows in Kandahar has alarmed cattle owners in the province.
Last year, over 1,600 cows in Kandahar province succumbed to this disease.
Several cattle owners in the Daman district of Kandahar expressed concern that unless the provincial Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, along with aid organizations, quickly control the LSD outbreak, many more cows might die.
Dost Mohammad, a cattle owner in Daman district, said, “In our village, there are four or five cattle farms; in some of these farms, one or two cows have died, and some farms are still safe.”
Officials at the Kandahar directorate of agriculture stated that they are working with aid organizations to control the LSD outbreak among cows.
Fahim, the livestock manager at the directorate noted that lumpy skin disease reduces cows’ feed intake, which, if untreated, leads to their death.
Currently, there are 650 cattle farms in Kandahar, housing approximately 125,000 cows.
