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Treatment of Wounds in Animals


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease
Disease Attak Stage At any stage virus may attacks the animal.
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Documented by Pallanivellu (Num Vali Velanmai:Tamil version of honeybee,Edi:P.Vivekanandan)
City / District Trichy
KVK District ICAR-KVK, Siruganmani, Tiruchirappalli District
Address Trichy ,Tamil Nadu
Languages Spoken Tamil
Vocation Farmer
State Tamil Nadu
PIN Code 620001

PAS_1 "Care and management of wound in animals."https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333371557_Care_and_management_of_wound_in_animals
PAS_2 "Principles of Wound Management and Wound Healing in the Exotic Pets."https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4663678/
Agro Ecological Zone East ghat (TN uplands), hot semi arid ecosystem (8.3)
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Procedure of Use The farmers belonging to the Thiruverambur village of the Trichy district in Tamil Nadu prepare a special mixture to heal wounds in animals.They mix two litres of thornapple (Datura metel)</b> leaf extract with 100 grams of Copper sulphate. Then add one litre of coconut oil to it and stir. Boil this mixture in a mud pot. The mixture has to be boiled till all the moisture evaporates completely. <p> Insert a stick in the mixture and then hold it over fire, if it burns properly then the mixture is ready. Apply this mixture to wounds. It can be stored in a bottle and kept for two to three years. This liquid preparation also has pest-repellent properties and prevents worm infestation in the treated wounds.
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Practice ID KNW0010000000915
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1316
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