Tamil Nadu : Suspected FMD outbreak kills 20 cows

[Ronan Kelly]

Disease claims 20 cows in Dindigul
TNN | Sep 23, 2012, 04.33AM IST

MADURAI: About 20 cows owned by villagers in Karisalpatti in Rediyarchathiran union in Dindigul district have succumbed to a suspected outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the past one week causing panic among the people, who are dependent on milch animals for their livelihood.

Dindigul district has about 30,000 cattle owned by its people and they are vaccinated free of cost twice a year by the department of animal husbandry. A few days ago, Seemati Amalraj of Sebestian Street in the village noticed his two cows looking sick, salivating at the mouth with blisters in the mouth and foot. The two animals died one after another, much to the family's disappointment. Similarly, Lakshmanan who lives on the same street, lost two cows in the next two days. Three animals owned by Palanimuthan of North Street also succumbed one after another. This is in spite of the government having administered vaccines to the animals of this village a week ago.
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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Tamil Nadu : Suspected FMD outbreak kills 20 cows

Team stationed in village after 20 cows die of disease
Padmini Sivarajah, TNN | Sep 24, 2012, 03.48AM IST


MADURAI: A team of veterinary doctors from Dindigul have camped in Karisalpatty village to treat the cows that have been affected by the foot and mouth disease. The move comes in the wake of a report that appeared in The Times of India on Sunday about the death of 20 cows due to the dreaded disease.

Speaking to TOI, AD (in-charge) Animal Disease Intelligence Unit, Dr P Ravichandran, said that the team had gone to the village in the morning and according to their findings, seven cows and 11 cows had succumbed to the disease in the last one week.
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