Practice Name:

Ephemeral Fever in Animal

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Ephemeral Fever in Animal.
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name
Disease Group
Disease Distribution

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 village in Gadhada taluka of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364720

PAS_1
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	Limb joint becomes rigid and immobilized animal is in ephemeral fever.
Disease Description	Limb joint becomes rigid and immobilized animal is in ephemeral fever.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use	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 year.
Etiology Causative Agent
Global Context
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments	In severe cases: 1) Anti-inflammatory drugs: NSAIDs. 2) Fluid therapy and calcium. 3) Broad spectrum antibiotics
Limitations of Approaches	Local availability of herbal ingredients, their parts in particular form, vehicle to use the preparations ;storage, induction of proper dosage, etc.
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000504
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2503
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN