Practice Name:

Toothbrush for Foot-and-Mouth

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients Turmeric (Curcuma longa), toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica), sugar candy
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Becharbhai Samalbhai Devaganiya
City Amreli
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amreli
Address Hadida, Savarkundala, Amreli
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 364530
PAS 1 IN Kenya -Ethnoveterinary remedies of natural Soda ash solution (97% sodium bicarbonate), honey and finger millet flour were used to manage the FMD lesions. The lesions were washed with soda ash solution to remove the necrotic tissue after which raw honey and finger millet flour were applied to the cleaned lesions. The lesions were examined daily and those with necrotic material washed again with the Soda ash solution. Honey and finger millet flour were applied daily for three days. There was rapid healing of the lesions with the animals resuming feeding after three days. The fast healing of the lesions vindicates the use of these cheap, locally available and easy to apply products in the management of FMD lesions.
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) ,Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) South Saurashtra (GJ-7)
Practice ID DTP0010000000639
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1987
Reference HBN database
Disease Description Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a transboundary animal disease (TAD) that severely affect the production of livestock and disrupting regional and international trade in animals and animal products. The disease is estimated to circulate in 77% of the global livestock population, in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as in a limited area of South America. Countries that are currently free of FMD remain under constant threat of an incursion. For more read (https://www.oie.int/enimal-health-in-the-world/animal-diseases/Foot-and-mouth-disease/)

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