Tuesday November 17, 2009
Vet officers puzzled by biting cow
By R. S. N. MURALI
KUALA TERENGGANU: The incident of a cow biting an odd-job labourer has baffled the Terengganu Veterinary Department officers who described it as a rare phenomenon.
So bewildered are they that they are eager to examine the cause of such behaviour in a domesticated animal.
Department director Dr Azizol Mohd Sharun said such ferocious behaviour does not happen even if the cow was inflicted with the mad cow or anaplamosis diseases.
“We are talking about a herbivorous species here; its totally unlikely for an infuriating cow or bull to go to the extent of biting. Usually it would only gore its target.
“From our (veterinarian) point of view, this could probably be the first case in the world.
“We are interested to explore what caused the animal to behave in such manner,” he said here yesterday.
Dr Azizol said he will send a team of veterinarians to Kampung Chalok Rahmat in Setiu by today to sedate the cow and conduct a laboratory test to examine what provoked the animal to bite a person.
“We want to see whether there is new type of animal disease that has developed. This is something we are keen in researching,” he added.
On Saturday, odd-job labourer Jaafar Basok, 56, was attacked by a cow when he was clearing an oil-palm plantation in Kampung Chalok Rahmat in Setiu.
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