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At Neyyar park, 12 spotted deer died in the last one-and-half months
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A herd of deer at Neyyar Deer Park near Neyyar Dam in Thiruvananthapuram. In the last one and a half months 12 deer died due to various illnesses in the park.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Wild animals kept in the parks and rehabilitation centres under the forest department of the state government in the district are dying due to various illnesses, raising concerns. At Neyyar Deer Park alone, 12 spotted deer died in the last one-and-a-half months while two lions died at Neyyar lion safari park in May. A four-member expert team of veterinary doctors of State Institute of Animal Diseases (SIAD) at Palode has been constituted to study the exact reasons for the death of deer.Though the death of lions were confirmed due to early stages of pneumonia and age-related ailments, the reasons for the death of spotted deer remain a mystery.
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Four cows culled at Vithura farm
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Five samples from the farm had tested positive for bacterial infection, brucellosis
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Five samples from the farm had tested positive for bacterial infection, brucellosis
Animal Husbandry officials have launched preventive measures after a few cases of brucellosis, a zoonotic infection, was detected in animals at the Jersey Farm, Vithura. Department officials said there is no cause for concern surrounding the incident.
Four cows at the farm have been culled as a precautionary measure. Efforts are on to identify further cases and steps have been taken to contain the infection, Dr. K. M. Dileep, director, Animal Husbandry Department, said. Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the bacteria of the genus Brucella.
Pig farmers script success story in State
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Pig population has shot up by 86.19% over a seven-year period
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Pig population has shot up by 86.19% over a seven-year period
They may not be as popular as cattle or poultry yet, but pigs numbers indicate are increasingly hogging the attention of livestock farmers in Kerala who have come to appreciate their worth as money-spinners.
The pig population in the State has shot up by 86.19% over a seven-year period, reveals the 20th Livestock Census carried out by the Statistics Division of the Animal Husbandry Department. The population has increased from 55,782 animals in the 2012 headcount to 1,03,863 animals in 2019. The findings of the 20th Livestock Census were published on Friday.