Practice Name:

Ectoparasite Infestation in Animal

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Ectoparasite infestation
Disease Attak Stage	At any stage
Disease Common Name	Ectoparasitic Infestation; Ectoparasitic Infestations; Infestation, Ectoparasitic; Infestations, Ectoparasitic
Disease Group
Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Samsubhai Motibhai Vasaiya
City / District	Dahod
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod
Address	Mu. Muvada , Jaalod , Dahod , Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	389175

PAS_1	" Parmar Ganpatsinh Balusinh of district Baroda treat ectoparasite infestation in animal by using akada plant and water. `Akada' (Calotropis gigantia) plant material,8-10 kg, is soaked in water for at least 24 hours then filtered. This liquid is poured on termite-infested soil. This will solve the problem of ectoparasite infestation (Honey Bee, 3(3&4):17, 1992)."
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Madhya Bharat plateau Western Malwa plateau, Eastern Gujarat plain, Vindhyan and Satpura range and Narmada Valley hot, moist semi-arid eco-subregion (5.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) , Agro-Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Zone (GJ-3)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs	Some of these effects include skin inflammation, pruritis, alopecia and occasionally skin thickening (lichenification); toxic and allergic responses caused by antigen and anticoagulant in the saliva of blood feeding arthropod; self wounding due to the activities of some ectoparasites such as warble flies, and myiasis
Disease Description	An ectoparasitic infestation is a parasitic disease caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host. Examples: Scabies.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use	To treat animals infested with ectoparasitic, about one kilo of roots of spine gourd (Momordica dioica) are brought and crushed properly and water is added to this crushed roots of spine gourd (Momordica dioica). Mix it properly. The animal is giving a bath by this mixture once in a day for two days. This provides complete control of the ecoparasites in four to five days. This is a traditional practice. There is no side effect of this medicine.
Etiology Causative Agent	An ectoparasitic infestation is a parasitic disease caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host. Examples: Scabies. Crab louse (pubic lice)
Global Context
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000002999
Reference	Dahod/99/6
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1236
Reference	Dahod/99/6
Scout	HBN