Livestock from four barangays in Don Salvador Benedicto town, Negros Occidental, have reportedly died from the cold temperature since last week, Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena, said yesterday.

Decena said their paravets reported the deaths of two carabaos, three goats, a cow, a sow and four pigs in barangays Bunga, Kumaliskis, Pandanon and Bagong Silang. The total estimated value of these animals is about P100,000.

He said the animals showed symptoms of pneumonia, like coughing and chills.

Decena also said they are monitoring other areas in Negros Occidental if there are also animal deaths due to the cold temperature so they could submit the report to the Bureau of Animal Industry.

Meanwhile, there were no reported cases of frost bites in vegetables in Don Salvador Benedicto and other areas in Negros Occidental as of yesterday but monitoring by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist is ongoing, Josephine Fernandez, Agricultural Desk Officer, said.

The Provincial Disaster Management Team l reported that the average temperature of Negros Occidental dropped to 27 degrees centigrade as of 2 p.m. yesterday.*APN

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