Practice Name:

Cure for Corneal Opacity.


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Cure for Corneal Opacity.
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name
Disease Group
Disease Distribution

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Manjibhai Ekalbhai Gavit
City / District Valsad
KVK District Krushi Vigyan Kendra, S.D. Agricultural University, Khedbrahma, Taluka- Khedbrahma
Address Ambatalat village in Dharanpur taluka of Valsad district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 396051

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) North Gujarat plain (Inclusive of Aravalli range and East Rajasthan Uplands) hot, dry, semi – arid eco-subregion (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat Agroclimatic zone (GJ-4)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs Visible sign of corneal opacity in an animal is that its eyes become swollen red and it has vision problems.
Disease Description Visible sign of corneal opacity in an animal is that its eyes become swollen red and it has vision problems.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use To treat the condition, Manjibhai Gamit from Gujarat uproots a whole cluster fig (Ficus glomerata) plant in the evening, before sundown. He mentions that the cluster fig plant should be other than the ones that grow upon walls or wells. The plant is preferably picked from open ground. He then ties the root of the plant tightly on neck of the animal with a thread, lest it would fall off. As the root gradually dries up, corneal opacity of the animal eyes gets completely cured within a week. He later unties the root. Almost 50% of the farmers in this region are using this method, learnt from the village elders.
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 DTP0010000000694
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2598
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