India - Rohtak: villagers plan yagya to save cattle from mysterious disease

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Villagers plan yagya to save cattle from mysterious disease

Deepender Deswal, TNN | Mar 19, 2012, 05.05AM IST

ROHTAK: After veterinary officials failed to check the spread of a mysterious disease, which have proved endemic among cattle in Sundana village of the district, villagers have decided to take the help of a "sadhu," who has prescribed a 12-hour-long "havan" in the village. During the havan, there would be a complete ban on entry or exit from the village and no one in the village would cook meals.

According to villagers, around 30-35 cattle, mostly milk yielding Murrah buffalos, have died in the last fortnight in the village. Though villagers suspect that the foot and mouth disease (FMD) and "Galgontu" (Haemorrhagic Septicimia) had spread in the village, posing danger to the lives of at least 150 other cattle in the village, the veterinary department has denied this.
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The villagers alleged that they had to take recourse to this measure after the vet officials failed to control the problem. Inder Singh, another resident, said that even on Saturday, five cattle succumbed to the disease but the vet officials were still claiming that the situation was normal.

Dr Rakesh Kumar, veterinary surgeon in the village, however claimed that they were carrying out vaccination of the animals in the village. "A team of doctors from the agriculture university at Hisar have also visited the village three days ago and collected samples to diagnose the disease", he said.

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Rohtak cattle deaths point to fudged figures by state vets

Deepender Deswal, TNN | Apr 2, 2012, 04.55AM IST

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The animal husbandry director general KS Dangi admitted that lack of vaccination had led to spread of the foot and mouth disease (FMD), which made the cattle susceptible for other diseases like, hemorrhagic septicemia (HS) and trypanosomiasis known as surra which are deadly diseases.

Dangi however claimed they had controlled the situation of outbreak of diseases before it could spread to other region which he termed as total immunization. He said he had started an inquiry into the negligence on the part of concerned veterinary officials and 2 others, including 1 surgeon had been suspended.

A department source alleged that the veterinary surgeon and veterinary and livestock development assistant (VLDA), who were posted in Sundana village had been found guilty of negligence in carrying out vaccination, as well as in treating sick animals. "It has been found that they were always reluctant to provide medicines to the owners of sick animals, who were forced to purchase medicines from private stores at an exorbitant cost. These officials are apparently hand in glove with these medicine store owners", he said.
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