Over 75 cattle fall ill at Gujarat gaushala, 44 die despite veterinary treatment

Over 75 cattle fell ill overnight at Shri Dharanidhar Gaushala in Changda village, Vav‑Tharad district of Gujarat, and about 44 died. The gaushala management alerted the Animal Husbandry Department and local veterinary doctors, who said a team of veterinarians rushed to the site and began emergency treatment, yet many animals could not be saved. Officials suspect contaminated fodder or pesticide exposure and have taken post‑mortem samples from the dead cattle for laboratory analysis, Animal Husbandry Department officials said. Mahesh Dave, who described the incident, said “the situation had caused widespread grief among cow devotees and people in the surrounding villages.” The collected samples are being tested to confirm whether poisonous substances caused the deaths, and final findings are expected to guide further relief measures for the surviving cattle.