Sri Lanka on Saturday suspended the transportation of beef and mutton at district and provincial ranges after numerous cattle and goats died within the final two days attributable to unusually chilly climate in areas of north and jap provinces.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued the orders to make sure public well being security, officers mentioned.

In keeping with the statistics by the Division of Animal Manufacturing and Well being, 358 cattle and 191 goats have died within the northern province, whereas 444 cattle, 34 buffaloes and 65 goats died within the jap province.

Director Normal of the Division of Animal Manufacturing and Well being Hemali Kothalawala mentioned that specimen of animals will likely be subjected to laboratory exams on the Veterinary Analysis Institute on Saturday and Sunday.