Tumakuru:- On Friday (03-07-2020) in Tumakuru district the Shepherds breathed easy after the throat swab samples of 10 goats and sheep tested negative for Covid 19. A few hours’ later sheep and goats had showed Covid-19 symptoms after Shepherd from Godekere Gollarahatti in Chikkanayakanahalli taluk tested positive. Swab samples of the livestock were sent to a lab “Reports of all samples have come back negative for Covid 19. Sheep and goats do not contract and transmit Corona virus to humans. Shepherds can breed the livestock and people can consume mutton without fear”, Animal husbandry Deputy Director Dr KG Nandeesh told reporters.
