The Maharashtra state government in India has updated its veterinary regulations to allow the vaccination of calves under 4 months old in an effort to combat infectious nodular dermatitis (LSD), a disease primarily affecting calves that has resulted in the death of 200 thousand infected animals, with 133 thousand already cured. The new rules allow any calf from a non-immunized or non-ill cow to be vaccinated, a measure aimed at controlling the spread of the disease and mitigating its economic impact, which includes significant loss of livestock due to death or reduced milk yield. LSD, while not harmful to humans, causes skin and lymphatic system lesions and can lead to exhaustion and reproductive dysfunction in recovered animals.