(IN): Mass cattle death rocks Kashipur.Orissa

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*Mass cattle death rocks Kashipur*

 

;Statesman News Service

RAYAGADA, 27 JULY: Thousands of cattle and poultry like cows, calves,

buffaloes, goats and hens in many villages under Kashipur block have died in

the last couple of days, triggering panic amongst the people, especially the

farming community.

It is reported that more than 100 cows at Lakrasi village, 150 at Podipai,

60 at Jhirigumma, 150 at Kutinga, and 80 in the Upporopadikhal villages

under Mandibisi, Godibali, Sunger and Kodipari panchayat of Kashipur block

have died in the recent past.

A team of experts, including veterinary doctors from the animal disease

research institute at Phulnakhara, will be arriving here soon to identify

the disease, official sources said.

The sources further said that a team of 15 members both from Rayagada and

Tikiri, led by CDVO Mr SK Takri, is presently carrying out mass vaccinations

in the Kashipur block.

The veterinary team has advised the burying of the carcasses, which had

previously been strewn in the open fields, spreading odour and polluting the

atmosphere.

The cause of the cattle deaths is thought to be heavy rain, cold and old

age, the team members pointed out.

Dr Jyoti Ranjan Mohapatra and Dr Kishore Sahu played down the possibility of

an anthrax outbreak. After the arrival of ADRI members from Phulnakhara the

disease will be detected, and steps will be taken accordingly, they

maintained.

Meanwhile, it became a field day for the tannery smugglers, who peeled off

the skin of the dead animals, leaving the skinless body and rot away. These

evil practices add to the fear of the inhabitants that other epidemics may

grip the area if precautionary steps are not taken.

Another team of clinical investigation scientists from Bhubaneswar will be

reaching Kashipur area to collect blood and soil samples to find out the

actual cause of deaths soon, sources said.

No symptoms of any such lethal disease have been detected so far from the

blood samples, said CDVO Mr SK Takri. The vacancy in crucial posts in the

veterinary department, like those of 16 assistant veterinary surgeons, is

creating problems, locals alleged.

 

 

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