The team of scientists from Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS) was rushed to Nidana village to identify the disease and suggest control measures, said a spokesman of Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department, adding that 15 buffaloes have died so far.
A team of four veterinary surgeons and paramedics will camp in the village for immediate treatment of the animals and carrying out a vaccination drive to check the disease from spreading, said the spokesman.
He said as soon as the report of cattle death was received by Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department Abhilaksh Likhi, he instructed the Director General of the department to take immediate measures.
Round-the-clock vigil was being maintained and the government was being apprised of the situation, said the spokesman.