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IN Kenya -Ethnoveterinary remedies of natural Soda ash solution (97% sodium bicarbonate), honey and finger millet flour were used to manage the FMD lesions. The lesions were washed with soda ash solution to remove the necrotic tissue after which raw honey and finger millet flour were applied to the cleaned lesions. The lesions were examined daily and those with necrotic material washed again with the Soda ash solution. Honey and finger millet flour were applied daily for three days. There was rapid healing of the lesions with the animals resuming feeding after three days. The fast healing of the lesions vindicates the use of these cheap, locally available and easy to apply products in the management of FMD lesions. |
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| Agro Ecological Zone |
Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Northern Plain (and Central Highlands) In (4.2) Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII)Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat zone (GJ-4) |
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| Disease Description |
Animals with FMD typically have a fever and blisters on the tongue and lips, in and around the mouth, on the mammary glands, and around the hooves. (https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/2013/fs_fmd_general.pdf (Dated: 15/4/2020)) |
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"Disease of foot and mouth is caused due to virus and is contagious. The foot of the animal develops boils and this make him limp also stamp the foot. Many a times animals develop boils in their mouth and saliva keeps dropping due to which he is not able to eat. This decreases the milk giving capacity of the animal. Farmers from north Gujarat use water from the reservoir which is used to ripen leather- to cure this disease. Such a reservoir is generally on the outskirts of the village. They use locally available vegetation and substances to ripen either. Framers take half a litre of water from such reservoir and sprinkle over the boils and wounds. Within two three days of this treatment the animal starts feeling better. This treatment is continued for six to eight days. Among the herbs used for ripening of the leather, tannin is in more quantity. With the help of this tannin, the wound gets better soon." |
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| Practice ID |
DTP0010000002441 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Annotation ID |
GIAN/GAVL/1884 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Scout |
HBN |
Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)