21 peacocks die in Sikar district

21 peacocks die in Sikar district
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

JAIPUR, FEB 21: At least 21 peacocks were found dead in Sikar district following bacterial infection, forest officials said today.

The caracasses of 11 peacocks were recovered from Khirod village and ten from Kudan in the district during the last 24 hours, they said.

The post-mortem conducted on two birds found dead in Chachiwad Bada village last week revealed that they had been suffering from pneumonitis and gastroenteritis, they said.

Efforts are being made to give anti-biotic drugs to the other birds, the forest officials added.

The infection is afflicting other birds also, experts working with the Rajasthan agricultural university said.

Wildlife experts said it appeared that the infection had assumed an epidemic proportion among the birds in Sikar district.