RAJKOT: Valamji Humbal, vice-chairman of GCMMF and chairman of Sarhad Dairy, said “There is no report of harm to humans by consuming milk of infected cows. However, we have instructed cooperative societies to take care not to milk the infected animals and send them to our procurement centres.” The disease has resulted in a huge economic loss to the cattle breeders as it adversely impacts the production capacity of milch animals. Dr. Mohsin Vahora, research scientist at Amul Dairy, Anand said, “This disease is highly contagious. The mortality rate is not high but the virus reduces milk production significantly.
