AMRITSAR: The deadly kite string ‘China Dor’ is not just affecting humans, even the animals have come into its lethal grip. During the post-mortem of a sheep at Livestock Farm Complex of the Khalsa College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (KCVAS), the messy China Dor was found in her stomach, choking the poor animal to death.
Upon the post mortem of this two years aged female sheep, who perished, it was found that while grazing outside the animal swallowed the mushy string that badly affected the rumen of the stomach, said KCVAS Principal Dr. Harish K.Verma. He said they found that the sheep died a very painful death.
He said on further examination, it was found that kite string/ China dor) was entangled within the ingested feed which caused impaction of the rumen leading to respiratory distress and hence death of the animal. He said their doctors team headed by Dr.Aditya Sharma, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathology, KCVAS, has reported the matter to the concerned authorities.
He said it is not the first case, rather two goats were also reported at their veterinary hospital who had the similar findings with impacted rumen, respiratory distress all due to the Chinese string. He said the administration must take precautionary measures to implement the ban on the sale of the Chinese strong.
Dr.Verma said they have also issued an advisory to the farmers especially sheep and goat rearing farmers to be watchful during the grazing of the animals. “They must look for such extraneous material leading to mortality in animals putting a lot of stress and financial burden on the farmers”, said Dr. Verma, adding that the government must strictly ban sale of such string in the market which is dangerous to the life of animals and human beings as well.