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Alarm as 250 cows killed after feeding on suspected poisonous weed


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More than 250 cows died in unclear circumstances in in Kapchok Ward, West Pokot County [Courtesy]
Over the last two weeks, farmers have been losing cows, but on Tuesday at least 94 died in a day.
The county s livestock department visited the area to investigate the cause of the deaths.
Kapchok Location Chief Philip Lomukuny said the affected areas were Alakas, Ngotut, Kupen, where, in a span of two weeks, more than 250 cows have died.
He said livestock farmers had resorted to migrating their cows to neighbouring Uganda to avert more losses.
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Symptoms exhibited
County Veterinary Services Director Samuel Chelimo said the affected cows exhibited symptoms such as oozing blood and mucus, erect ears, convulsion and swelling of intestines. ....

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