Practice Name:

Corneal ulcer in animals.


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
Disease
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name
Disease Group
Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Dudhiben Gabhabhai Gohil
City / District Bhavnagar
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address Dayal, Mahuva, Bhavnagar
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Animal keeper
State Gujarat
PIN Code 364130

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 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
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use Corneal Ulcer occurs due to an injury in the eye of an animals In corneal ucler the animals starts lacymation and vision becomes poor the cure this disease the remidly is to dissolve 100 gms of sodium chloride in half liture of buttermilk A to the solutionis suprted in the eye tot eh affected region this treatment is carried out twice in a days it recovers the corneal ulcer. 19. This method is traditional an dadopted since last 10 years. 20. All the villagers are adopting this method. 21. She learnt thsi method from her forefather.
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 DTP0010000000581
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2494
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