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Animal diseases are estimated to be responsible for about 20% of losses in a farming operation. This is not limited to loss through animal deaths – it also includes productivity lost while animals are ill, the cost of prevention and treatment, man hours spent on caring for sick animals, pregnancy losses, and fertility impairment.

WHAT EXACTLY IS LUMPY SKIN DISEASE?

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is one of those economically important diseases whose impact cannot be