Practice Name:

Remedy for injured eyes in Animals (Corneal opacity)


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) 1. Gai, gau. 2. Bhais, bhohis
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Corneal opacity.
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name
Disease Group
Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Sodabhai Bharvad
City / District Ahmedabad
KVK District KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address Kamijala village of Viramgam taluka of the Ahmedabad district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 382120

PAS_1 In India following herbal plant preparations are used for, Calotropis procera – Family- Apocynaceae, Use: plant extract used as a part of treatment Honey- use honey for pain relief prior to presentation. Wasam- treated with ‘wasam’ on the occiput for intraocular inflammation
PAS_2
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
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use Chew kanther (Capparis sepiaria) leaves, millet leaves and salt. Spit the juice into the eyes of the affected animal for two days.
Etiology Causative Agent
Global Context Corneal opacity Disorder in livestock animals is spread worldwide.
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments Treatment is with early systemic use of a long-acting antibiotic such as tetracycline or florfenicol. Subconjunctival injections with procaine penicillin or other antibiotics are also effective, providing a "bubble" of antibiotic which releases into the eye slowly over several days.
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP0010000000020
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2241
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