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Mystery disease kills pigeons
N K Agarwal, TNN Oct 31, 2012, 07.42AM IST
RAMGARH: Pigeons are dying in Ramgarh because of a mysterious disease. More than 200 pigeons have already died in Chattarmandu village of the district in the past few days.
District animal husbandry officer, Subhash Kumar, said the deaths are because the pigeons are suffering from an undetected disease similar to the diseases found recently among crows which left hundreds of them dead in various parts of the district a few months ago.
"Soon after we received initial reports of pigeon deaths in Chhattarmandu village of the district, we send a team to the village with medicines to be distributed among the villagers," said Kumar, adding that the department is trying to diagnose the disease which is killing the pigeons...
Mystery disease kills pigeons
N K Agarwal, TNN Oct 31, 2012, 07.42AM IST
RAMGARH: Pigeons are dying in Ramgarh because of a mysterious disease. More than 200 pigeons have already died in Chattarmandu village of the district in the past few days.
District animal husbandry officer, Subhash Kumar, said the deaths are because the pigeons are suffering from an undetected disease similar to the diseases found recently among crows which left hundreds of them dead in various parts of the district a few months ago.
"Soon after we received initial reports of pigeon deaths in Chhattarmandu village of the district, we send a team to the village with medicines to be distributed among the villagers," said Kumar, adding that the department is trying to diagnose the disease which is killing the pigeons...