MUMBAI, SEP 21 : Maharashtra State Animal Husbandry Commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh on Wednesday informed that out of 13,425 infected animals due to Lumpy disease across the state 4,600 animals have been cured by treatment while the rest of the affected animals were being treated.

In his statement, he stated that till today 13,425 animals found as infected due to Lumpy in 1406 villages in 28 districts of state. Of them, 4,600 animals have been cured by treatment and rest of the affected animals are being treated.

73.53 lakh vaccine quantities have been made available in various districts of the state.

Out of that 23.25 lakh livestock in 1,406 villages within 5 km radius of the affected area have been vaccinated free of cost and further vaccination is going on in goshalas and large cowsheds or places with large number of livestock, Singh said.(UNI)