Vet World Vol.11 May-2018 Article-17
Research Article
Veterinary World, 11(5): 687-692
https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2018.687-692
Improvising livestock service in hilly regions through indigenous wisdom towards control of tick infestation: Institutional relationships
2. Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
3. Department of Animal Husbandry, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
4. Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Dr. GC Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
5. NIF Cell, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Background and Aim: This study was conducted to demonstrate the acaricide efficacy of novel indigenous veterinary medication shared by an outstanding knowledge holder against naturally infested cattle and efforts in mainstreaming such wisdom.
Materials and Methods: An indigenous herbal medication in control of tick infestation was documented, and experimentation was held against naturally affected cattle. Eighteen clinically infested cattle population comprising 16 crossbred and 2 non-descript cattle were purposively selected. Majority of them were adult females, reported with a higher incidence of tick at Veterinary institution. The average pre-treatment tick count at 24 sites of observations among these animals was 18.91±2.04 (Mean [x̄]±standard error [SE]). The medication was topically applied once daily for 2 days and post-treatment observations were recorded for an experimental period of 14 days' duration.
Results: During 24-h post-treatment observation, the medication had shown 92.95% acaricidal property with clinically irrelevant rate of tick infestation of 1.33±0.39 (x̄±SE) was noticed before application of subsequent (second) dosage. This practice was found significantly effective at 5% level of significance (t0.05, 23=9.08) illustrating faster relief to livestock. Animals were treated with herbal medication as per dosage on the second day and no reinfestation was noticed up to 14 days of experimental observation.
Conclusion: The study strengthens the belief that indigenous herbal acaricide can facilitate quality livestock service at geographically distant locations. These medications can provide quicker relief, minimize tick resistance and are favorable to the environment. Keywords: acaricide, indigenous, institution, livestock, ruminant, tick.
Keywords: acaricide, indigenous, institution, livestock, ruminant, tick.
How to cite this article: Kataviya KB, Parmar B, Patel R, Das PJ, Kumar V, Mahajan A, Singh R, Thakur D, Kinhekar A, Ravikumar RK, Kumar V (2018) Improvising livestock service in hilly regions through indigenous wisdom toward control of tick infestation: Institutional relationships, Veterinary World, 11(5): 687-692.
Received: 19-12-2017 Accepted: 18-04-2018 Published online: 24-05-2018
Corresponding author: R. K. Ravikumar E-mail: ravikumar@nifindia.org
DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2018.687-692
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