Milk-based sweets get costlier in India as lumpy skin disease impacts milk production

STORY: Milk-based sweets get costlier in India as lumpy skin disease impacts milk production DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of cowshed 3. various of people doing milking 4. various of milk-based sweets STORYLINE: Milk-based sweets in the western Indian state of Rajasthan -- one of the worst hit due to the outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) -- have become costlier in the wake of a decrease in milk production, locals said Friday. LSD has taken a heavy toll on the cattle population in several Indian states and impacted milk production. Local media reports quoting data maintained by the department of animal husbandry said the disease has affected over 1.6 million cattle and killed 75,000 others between July and September. Reports pouring in from the western state of Rajasthan said milk collection has drastically fallen, impacting the production of milk-based sweets where milk forms the main ingred