Practice Name:

Preventive for Foot-and-Mouth

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients Crown flower (akda, Calotropis gigantea)
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Bhagwanbhai Hemrajbhai Patel
City Patan
KVK District Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Saraswati Gram Vidhyapith, Samoda, Ta. Sidhpur
Address Hirapur, Ta. Radhanpur, Patan, Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 385340
PAS 1 "Regular vaccination and restriction of animal movement are the major mode of disease control." See: Pattnaik, B., Subramaniam, S., Sanyal, A. et al. Foot-and-mouth Disease: Global Status and Future Road Map for Control and Prevention in India. Agric Res 1, 132–147 (2012). doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40003-012-0012-z
PAS 2 "...vaccines with improved thermostability and a longer duration of immunity would facilitate control and make it less reliant on advanced veterinary infrastructures." See: Paton, D. J., Sumption, K. J., & Charleston, B. (2009). Options for control of foot-and-mouth disease: knowledge, capability and policy. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 364(1530), 2657–2667. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2009.0100
PAS 3 PREVENTION PRACTICES FOR FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Infection_Control/FADs/FMD_PrevPrac.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone Rajasthan Bagar, North Gujarat plain and South Western Punjab plain, hot typic arid eco-subregion (2.3),Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII),North West Agroclimatic zone (GJ-5)
Community Practices Maree F, Kasanga C, Scott K, Opperman P, Chitray M, Sangula A, Sallu R, Sinkala Y, Wambura P, King D, Paton D, Rweyemamu M. Challenges and prospects for the control of foot-and-mouth disease: an African perspective. Vet Med (Auckl). 2014;5:119-138 https://doi.org/10.2147/VMRR.S62607
Practice ID DTP0010000000038
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1344
Reference HBN database
Disease Foot and mouth disease (FMD)
Disease Description Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of livestock that has a significant economic impact. The disease affects cattle, swine, sheep, goats and other cloven-hoofed ruminants. FMD is characterised by fever and blister-like sores on the tongue and lips, in the mouth, on the teats and between the hooves. https://www.oie.int/enimal-health-in-the-world/animal-diseases/Foot-and-mouth-disease/
Management Practices Sumption, K., Domenech, J., & Ferrari, G. (2012). Progressive control of FMD on a global scale. Veterinary Record, 170(25), 637–639. doi:10.1136/vr.e4180

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