35 cattle that died on a Clinch County farm recently ingested an insecticide. Test results back from the state Department of Agriculture show three of the dead cattle had aldicarb in their system. Aldicarb is sold under the brand name Temik. It is an insecticide used on numerous crops.
From Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin:
"We tested feed from the trough where the cattle had eaten and found aldicarb. We also did a composite sample of ten unopened bags from the same lot of feed. This sample did not contain any traces of the insecticide," said Commissioner Irvin.
"This appears to be an isolated incident. The GBI (Georgia Bureau of Investigation) will investigate to determine if there was any criminal wrongdoing or if this was just a horrible accident. There was never any danger that any of the poisoned cows would get into the food chain," said Irvin.
The GBI was called into the case within the first 48 hours. Agent in charge of the investigation Jamie Karnes says they're looking at whether there was criminal intent in the poisoning.
"At this stage we're still going through information and identifying people that we might need to talk with for various reasons to get a better idea for what may have occurred, and for what reason".
The cows were buried accordance to state regulations with oversight by the state Department of Agriculture.
From Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin:
"We tested feed from the trough where the cattle had eaten and found aldicarb. We also did a composite sample of ten unopened bags from the same lot of feed. This sample did not contain any traces of the insecticide," said Commissioner Irvin.
"This appears to be an isolated incident. The GBI (Georgia Bureau of Investigation) will investigate to determine if there was any criminal wrongdoing or if this was just a horrible accident. There was never any danger that any of the poisoned cows would get into the food chain," said Irvin.
The GBI was called into the case within the first 48 hours. Agent in charge of the investigation Jamie Karnes says they're looking at whether there was criminal intent in the poisoning.
"At this stage we're still going through information and identifying people that we might need to talk with for various reasons to get a better idea for what may have occurred, and for what reason".
The cows were buried accordance to state regulations with oversight by the state Department of Agriculture.
