JAIPUR: In tragic incident, 62 cows died in a gaushala at Shridungarpur near

after consuming poisonous grass on Monday evening.

As per the officials, a contractor was hired to supply green feed for the 200 cows in the gaushala. On the unfortunate day, the contractor supplied stunted jowar feed to the gaushala which had

(HCN).

This

acted immediately and within a span of half an hour some 30 cows were dead.

Singh, additional director, Animal Husbandry

, said, “When the jowar is not fully grown the quantity of HCN in it is high that can be dangerous for animals. With continuous rainfall and when the jowar is fully grown its quantity decreases with time. On Monday, someone supplied stunted jowar. It barely took an hour for the cows to collapse and die. It came as a shock to us and immediately our team left for Shridungarpur.”

“A team of doctors was called for a post-mortem after which they were buried,” he added.

An investigation into the matter has been ordered to know the intention of the suppliers.

“We have ordered to dispose of the remaining green feed in the godown to avoid any future tragedy. Sample of the feed has been sent to the laboratory and we are waiting for the results to come. One team of doctors and officials is still present at the gaushala to monitor the ongoing functioning,” said Singh.