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- E-ISSN Number: 2277-7695
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Vol. 11, Special Issue 8 (2022)
A study on the mortality of livestock and poultry during flood disaster in Cuddalore district
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P Silambarasan, Thanga Thamil Vanan, N Kumaravelu, N Vengadabady, R Richard Churchil and N Vimal Rajkumar
P Silambarasan, Thanga Thamil Vanan, N Kumaravelu, N Vengadabady, R Richard Churchil and N Vimal Rajkumar
Abstract:
Occurrence of flood disaster in Cuddalore district has become a routine event with loss of agricultural crops, livestock and its infrastructure and sometimes loss of human life. However, loss of livestock and poultry has not been analyzed systematically so far. In this study, a detailed investigation was carried out on the mortality of livestock and poultry, their distribution in various blocks of Cuddalore district and causes of death for the period from 2018 to 2021. On year wise comparison, highest mortality of 1,926 animals was recorded in the year 2018 followed 1330 and 1198 animals in the year 2020 and 2021 respectively and lowest mortality of 81 animals was recorded in the year 2019. On studying the cumulative distribution of livestock mortality in various blocks of Cuddalore district, highest mortality of 721 animal was recorded in Bhuvangiri block followed by 705 in Kurinjipadi, 671 in Cuddalore, 501 in Keerapalayam, 447 in Panruti, 432 in Parangipettai, 351 in Kattumannarkoil, 309 in Kumaratchi and 290 in Vriddhachalam blocks. Least mortality of 108 animals was recorded in Kammapuram block during the study period.
Occurrence of flood disaster in Cuddalore district has become a routine event with loss of agricultural crops, livestock and its infrastructure and sometimes loss of human life. However, loss of livestock and poultry has not been analyzed systematically so far. In this study, a detailed investigation was carried out on the mortality of livestock and poultry, their distribution in various blocks of Cuddalore district and causes of death for the period from 2018 to 2021. On year wise comparison, highest mortality of 1,926 animals was recorded in the year 2018 followed 1330 and 1198 animals in the year 2020 and 2021 respectively and lowest mortality of 81 animals was recorded in the year 2019. On studying the cumulative distribution of livestock mortality in various blocks of Cuddalore district, highest mortality of 721 animal was recorded in Bhuvangiri block followed by 705 in Kurinjipadi, 671 in Cuddalore, 501 in Keerapalayam, 447 in Panruti, 432 in Parangipettai, 351 in Kattumannarkoil, 309 in Kumaratchi and 290 in Vriddhachalam blocks. Least mortality of 108 animals was recorded in Kammapuram block during the study period.
The species-wise mortality revealed a highest mortality of 2,432 was recorded among goat, followed by calf 1,368, cow 841, buffalo 4, pig 15 and Bullocks 2 numbers were recorded. On analyzing the causes of mortality, highest mortality of 27.5% (1,250) animals found to be due to pneumonia followed by drowning (22.36%), hypothermia (19.22%), debility (17.85%), bloat (7.59%), enteritis (5.02%) and electrocution (0.15%); whereas, the least mortality of 0.11% was due to lightening. The mortality pattern was discussed in correlation with occurrence of flood and other managemental practices.
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How to cite this article:
P Silambarasan, Thanga Thamil Vanan, N Kumaravelu, N Vengadabady, R Richard Churchil and N Vimal Rajkumar. A study on the mortality of livestock and poultry during flood disaster in Cuddalore district. The Pharma Innovation Journal. 2022; 11(8S): 2046-2049.
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- E-ISSN Number: 2277-7695
- P-ISSN Number: 2349-8242
- CODEN Code: PIHNBQ
- ZDB-Number: 2663038-2
- IC Journal ID: 7725
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