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Treating the Infestation of Tick Parasite in Animals

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Lice infestation
Disease Attak Stage	At any stage virus may attacks the animal.
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Documented by Dr L R Patel
City / District	Kheda
KVK District	KrishiVignan Kendra, Gujarat Vidyapith, Dethli, District:- Kheda Phone No.02694-291252, e-mail:kvkkheda@gmail.com
Address	Dharmapuri ,Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	387411

PAS_1	"Louse Infestation of Ruminants."https://www.intechopen.com/books/bovine-science-a-key-to-sustainable-development/louse-infestation-of-ruminants
PAS_2	"Eradication of Lice in Cattle."https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2202344/
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco-Region (5.2) , Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and hill region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Agro Climatic zone(GJ-3), North Gujarat Zone GJ-7
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Procedure of Use	Farmers in Kheda district of Gujarat have devised a simple remedy to treat an animal whose udder has been infested with the tick parasite. They mix salt with castor oil and apply on the affected udder to treat infestation of tick. The parasites attack the udder by burrowing into it. </p>
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Practice ID	KNW0010000000796
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1299
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