Practice Name:

Ephemeral Fever in Animal


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) 1. Bos Taurus and 2. Bubalus bubalis
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) 1. Gai, gau. 2. Bhais, bhohis
Category Veterinary Care
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Lakhabhai Becharbhai Khatana
City / District Bhavnagar
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address Nana Paliyad, Gadhada, Bhavnagar
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 364720

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PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs
Disease Description The disease occurs seasonally over a vast expanse of the globe encompassing much of Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Although mortality rates are typically low, infection prevalence and morbidity rates during outbreaks are often very high, causing serious economic impacts through loss of milk production, poor cattle condition at sale and loss of traction power at harvest. There are also significant impacts on trade to regions in which the disease does not occur, including the Americas and most of Europe. In recent years, unusually severe outbreaks of bovine ephemeral fever have been reported from several regions in Asia and the Middle East, with mortality rates through disease or culling in excess of 10–20%. https://veterinaryresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13567-015-0262-4
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use Limb joint becomes rigid and immobilized animal is in ephemeral fever. Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) oil (100 g) is heated gently and massaged on limb joints. This treatment cures ephemeral fever. This traditional practice is learnt from forefathers and is in for last 10 yr
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Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP0010000000504
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1940
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