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Stavropol Ducks Killed by Chemicals Rather Than Bird Flu
The ducks found dead in Stavropol territory past weekend could have been killed by the poisoning chemicals aimed at field rodents, Intefax reported from Stavropol Monday.
“By preliminary data, the cause of wild birds die-off in Stavropol territory was poisoning by zinc phosphate, which is a component of the toxic agents used to fight rodents and other field pests,” said in the news service of the regional division of Emergency Ministry. The blood and tissue samples of dead ducks were forwarded to the veterinary laboratory of Stavropol branch of the country’s agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor.
The regional veterinary service is carrying out additional tests of biological material. “The test results and exact reason of the birds’ die-off will be known by 6:00 p.m., MSK,” representatives of the news service specified.
Past Sunday, seventy dead wild ducks were discovered on the bank of Novotroitskoe storage pond in Izobilnensk district. Experts of Russia’s consumer watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, and Izobelnensk veterinary service are working at the site of the accident now.
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