no case of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) has been reported in the state

Chandigarh, August 31 – Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Sh. Shyam Singh Rana informed the House that no case of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) has been reported in the state so far this year. To protect cattle from the disease, a vaccination campaign was conducted from July 25 to August 30, 2026.

The Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister was replying to a question raised by a Member during the Monsoon Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha today.

Sh. Rana further informed that a total of 1,356 clinically suspected cases have been reported from Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Rewari and Yamunanagar districts. For testing and confirmation of the disease, 99 clinical samples were collected from animals in Bhiwani, Hisar, Jhajjar, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Rewari, Rohtak and Sirsa districts and sent to Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS), Hisar.

He said that the two samples tested at LUVAS for Lumpy Skin Disease were found to be negative. Thus, there has been no confirmed case of Lumpy Skin Disease in the state so far this year.

He further stated that the Animal Husbandry Department conducted a vaccination campaign from July 25 to August 30, 2026, covering the entire eligible cattle population of the state—healthy bovine animals above four months of age—with Goat Pox Vaccine (GPV, Uttarkashi strain) for prevention of Lumpy Skin Disease.

The department is providing symptomatic treatment to suspected animals and also counselling farmers on necessary preventive measures to control the disease.

The Minister further informed that 14,61,922 cattle have been vaccinated across the state so far this year, including 1,14,655 animals vaccinated in gaushalas.