THOUBAL, June 19: An unknown disease has killed nine Mithuns in Kampang Village, Tengnoupal sub division in Chandel over the past few days.
Following information of the deaths of the bovine, a veterinary team led by joint director Veterinary Office, Chandel Dr W Ibomcha including staff of the office and members of the Chandel District Animal Formers Welfare Union including president K Prakash Maring, finance secretary W Anthony Monshang visited the village today.
According to locals of the village, the first death was reported on June 17.
Dr Ibomcha said since there are reports of black spots on the sliced muscles of the dead cattle, they could be suffereing from Black Quarter.
The villagers said their bovines are release to graze at a jungle some 5 to 10 km far from their village.
Owners who went to check on the animals found many of the death due to an unknown disease, they said.
They further claimed that some of the mithuns which were healthy a day before when their owner went to feed them salt, were found death the next day.
According to the Kampang Khullen Village Authority chairman Ch Morung Maring the village has 99 mithuns of which nine bodies have been recovered.
He said the dead mithuns belong to DM Angkha,DK Angtha,Kh.Kodun,Kh.Konai,DK Kodar,DS Koshil, Kh.Angkha.
A mithun owner, DS Koshil Maring told the team the villagers are all poverty stricken and they fed their families by rearing mithun.
The mithuns which were found dead cost from Rs 30,000 to 60,000, he said appealing to the authorities to act fast so as to save the other surviving animals.
He further appealed to the government to provide some financial assistance to the owners whose mithuns were found dead.
Meanwhile, Dr Ibomcha said they have left some anti-biotics with the villagers today and will soon return with vaccines for Black Quarter.
He also said that his team will discuss with their higher ups as to what help could be provided to the owners of the dead cattle.