Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
Practice Name:
Treament for Cattle Lice
| 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 | |
| Disease Common Name | Lice infestation |
| Disease Group | |
| Disease Distribution | It has worldwide occurrence. |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | R Kannappan |
|---|---|
| City / District | Dharampuri |
| KVK District | ICAR - KVK, Papparapatty, Dharmapuri – 636701 |
| Address | Dharampuri ,Tamil Nadu |
| Languages Spoken | Tamil |
| Vocation | Farmer |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| PIN Code | 636701 |
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| Agro Ecological Zone | Tamil Nadu uplands and plains, hot moist semiarid eco-subregion (8.3) ,Southern Plateau And Hills Region (X) ,High Altitude And Hilly Zone, western zone (TN-7, TN-3) ,Dharmapuri excluding hilly areas, Salem, excluding Thiruchengodu, Perambalur taluk of Tiruchirapalli district |
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| Procedure of Use | R Kannappan of Nagarasampatti village in the Dharampuri district of Tamil Nadu makes use of a solution made from Tobacco leaves to cure lice in cattle. He soaks the tobacco leaves in water. This solution is then applied over the body of goats or cattle affected with lice. Kannappan has observed that this cures the cattle and domestic animals of the lice infection. |
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| Practice ID | KNW0010000000245 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/1598 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Scout | HBN |