Practice Name:

Remedy for Foot and Mouth Dieses in Cattle

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients Salt and water
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Somabhai Jesangbhai Desai
City Ahmedabad
KVK District KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address Karanpur, Ta. Viramgam, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 382150
PAS 1 "The traditional usage of Soda ash, honey and millet for the management of FMD is supported by the rapid healing of the FMD lesions observed." See: Gakuya, D. W., Mulei, C. M., & Wekesa, S. B. (2011). Use of ethnoveterinary remedies in the management of foot and mouth disease lesions in a diary herd. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM, 8(2), 165–169. https://doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v8i2.63204
PAS 2 In Andhra Pradesh, people practice several traditional ways to treat FMD. See: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Geddada_Mohan_Narasimha_Rao/publication/275410655_Folk_medicines_for_treating_Livestock_in_Vizianagaram_and_Srikakulam_Districts_Andhra_Pradesh_India/links/553d0cbc0cf29b5ee4bc0462.pdf
PAS 3 "Tribals are using their traditional knowledge as ethnoveterinary medicines in various ailments of their livestock." Preeti, Parashar. (2016). Ethnoveterinary plants used against foot and mouth disease among tribals of East Nimar Madhya Pradesh. 1. 2455-6548.
PAS 4 Jayakumar, Samidurai & Baskaran, Nagarajan & Arumugam, Rajasekaran & Kumar, Sathish & Pugazhenthi, Mathivanan. (2018). Herbal Medicine as a Live Practice for Treating Livestock Ailments by Indigenous People: A Case Study from the Konar Community of Tamil Nadu. South African Journal of Botany. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2018.06.002
PAS 5 "Infected animal should be isolated and given symptomatic treatment. Mouth lesions are washed with 1% potassium permanganate solution and boroglycerine (Boric acid glycerine paste). Foot lesions to be washed with 1% potassium permanganate solution or 0.5-1% baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and to be applied with antiseptic cream. Clean the animal shed with suitable disinfectant." https://farmer.gov.in/dadf/FMD_advertisement_(English).pdf
Agro Ecological Zone Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3) ,Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII),Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49
Practice ID DTP0010000000101
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1368
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 Pawar, Sachin & Selvan, Tamil & Subramaniam, Saravanan & Sanyal, Aniket & Mohapatra, Jajati & B, Pattnaik. (2010). Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD): India and the World. 13. 36-42.

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