Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Foot and Mouth Disease in Cattle
| Details | |
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| Category | Veterinary Care |
| Crop | |
| Crop Family | |
| Scientific Name | |
| Vernacular Name | |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Leaf and seed of thorn apple (Datura metel) |
| Control Mode |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Mafaji Galabji Thakor |
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| District | |
| KVK District | KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028 |
| Address | Iyava, Ta. Sanand, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Languages Spoken | |
| Vocation | Farmer |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 382170 |
| PAS_1 | "The traditional usage of Soda ash, honey and millet for the management of FMD is supported by the rapid healing of the FMD lesions observed." See: Gakuya, D. W., Mulei, C. M., & Wekesa, S. B. (2011). Use of ethnoveterinary remedies in the management of foot and mouth disease lesions in a diary herd. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM, 8(2), 165–169. https://doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v8i2.63204 |
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| PAS_2 | In Andhra Pradesh, people practice several traditional ways to treat FMD. See: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Geddada_Mohan_Narasimha_Rao/publication/275410655_Folk_medicines_for_treating_Livestock_in_Vizianagaram_and_Srikakulam_Districts_Andhra_Pradesh_India/links/553d0cbc0cf29b5ee4bc0462.pdf |
| 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 |
| Other Community Practices | |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000000064 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/1356 |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 382170 |