Practice Name:

Traditional episodic Institutions for Dealing with FMD

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Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Unaji Chelaji
City Banaskantha
KVK District Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Deesa
Address Banaskantha , Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 385001
PAS 1 Farmer Pravimkumar treat FMD in cattle with the help of "kakod" tree (Garuga pinnata), soil of termitaria and salt. According to the information given by farmer, 200 g bark of "kakod" tree (Garuga pinnata), 200 g soil of termitaria and 50 g salt are mixed and slight heated. Then, it is applied on the foot of affected animal. In four days, animal is cured of the problem.
Agro Ecological Zone Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.3),Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII),North Gujarat zone and North -West (GJ-4, GJ-5)
Community Practices "Maganbhai Patel of Mehsana district of Gujarat suggests a solution to relive animals suffering from foot and mouth disease. Since it affects mainly the hooves of the animals, he recommends that the affected animals be made to walk on hot sand. Sometimes the animals are tied on the hot sand floor. Patel believes that the organisms responsible for this disease, which live in the hooves of the animals, are killed because of the heat during the treatment."
Practice ID KNW0020000000418
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1724
Reference HBN database
Disease FMD
Disease Description Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovids.[1][2] The virus causes a high fever lasting two to six days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and on the feet that may rupture and cause lameness.
Management Practices Mass vaccination of animals twice a year

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