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Remedy for injured eyes in Animals (Corneal opacity)


Affected Animal Various
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Category Veterinary Care
Disease Corneal opacity
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Sodabhai, Jogidas Bharvad
City / District Ahmedabad
KVK District KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 382170

PAS_1 "Sheep milk mixed with leaf latex of Albizia Lebbeck (L.) Benth. is used as eye drops" by the tribals of Udaipur, Rajasthan. http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/1005/1/IJTK%206%284%29%20%282007%29%20583-588.pdf
PAS_2 Aloe Vera is used to treat corneal opacity in animals by the people in Shervaroy Hills of Eastern Ghats, India. To know more, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411014000273
Agro Ecological Zone Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3) ,Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII),Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs
Disease Description A corneal opacity or scar will prevent the light and the image from being properly transmitted to the retina .Images can become distorted, leading to decreased vision.http://www.pashudhanpraharee.com/corneal-opacity-in-cattle-management-treatment/
Disease Control
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Precautions
Procedure of Use First Kanther (Capparis sepiaria) leaves, millet leaves and salt are chewed by the farmer and then the juice is spitted into the eyes of the affected animal for two days.
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Practice ID DTP0010000000020
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1333
Reference HBN database
Scout Shri Raichand V Bochiya