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A total of 212 cattle died during the last days in a field located near the northern town of Engineer Luiggi, after drinking water intoxicated by a herbicide. The animals were owned by the producer Sergio Franchetto, who estimated that losses hover around two million pesos.
Due to the fact, a judicial complaint was made and the Senasa intervened. The death of animals was caused by the rupture of a pump of a spraying machine that loaded water from the same tank that supplied to the waterers of the animals. Senasa personnel toured the area and samples were sent for analysis to Bahia Blanca and Santa Rosa.
In dialogue with LA ARENA, the affected producer indicated that a fumigator “charged water in a tank” and that “it was returned and contaminated the water”, something that would not have been noticed by the person who worked with the machinery.
The incident took place Saturday in a field located about 10 kilometers northwest of the town of Ingeniero Luiggi, which is owned by Franchetto’s father. Most of the rural property is rented for sowing and in one sector the affected livestock producer has one feet lot.
At that time, a ground sprayer that was fumigating in a seed lot, loading water from an Australian tank and breaking the pump, caused the herbicide named Paraquat to fall into the tank, which is the same one that supplies the Drinkers of the establishment “San Marcos”, property of the family Franchetto. This caused the animals to drink contaminated water and die intoxicated.
Courtesy of laarena.com.ar
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