Practice Name:

Corneal ulcer in animals.


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Corneal ulcer in animals.
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 village in Mahuva taluka of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Veterinary doctor, Animal keeper
State Gujarat
PIN Code 364295

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 Corneal Ulcer occurs due to an injury in the eye of an animals. In corneal ulcer the animals starts lacymation and vision becomes poor.
Disease Description Corneal Ulcer occurs due to an injury in the eye of an animals. In corneal ulcer the animals starts lacymation and vision becomes poor.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use To cure this disease the remedy is to dissolve 100 gm of sodium chloride in half litre of buttermilk, to the solutions supported in the eye tot eh affected region this treatment is carried out twice in a day it recovers the corneal ulcer. This method is traditional and adopted since last 10 years.
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/2546
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