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6 peacocks die in Jhabua

JHABUA (MP), July 13 (PTI) — Close on the heels of the death of 80 peacocks in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh over the past few days, six peacocks died after consuming chemically treated soyabean at a village in Jhabua district of the state yesterday, a veterinary official said today.

Regional Veterinary Officer K.S. Sharma told PTI here that the post-mortem report suggested that the six birds had consumed chemically treated soyabean.

The viscera has been sent to the forensic laboratory in Sagar for detailed analysis of the cause of the peacocks’ death, he added.