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- Social Engineering of Societal Knowledge in Livestock Science:Can we be More Empathetic?
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Authors
R. K. Ravikumar
1,
Devesh Thakur
2,
Hardev Choudhary
1,
Vivek Kumar
1,
Amol S. Kinhekar
1,
Tushar Garg
1,
K. Ponnusamy
3,
G. R. Bhojne
4,
Vasanth M. Shetty
5,
Vipin Kumar
1
Affiliations
1 National Innovation Foundation-India, Satellite Complex, Ahmedabad-380015, Gujarat, IN
2 Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Dr. GC Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062, Himachal Pradesh, IN
3 Division of Dairy Extension, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001, Haryana, IN
4 Department of Clinical Medicine, Ethics & Jurisprudence, Nagpur Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur-440001, Maharashtra, IN
5 Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Hassan-573202, Karnataka, IN
1 National Innovation Foundation-India, Satellite Complex, Ahmedabad-380015, Gujarat, IN
2 Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Dr. GC Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062, Himachal Pradesh, IN
3 Division of Dairy Extension, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001, Haryana, IN
4 Department of Clinical Medicine, Ethics & Jurisprudence, Nagpur Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur-440001, Maharashtra, IN
5 Veterinary College, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Hassan-573202, Karnataka, IN
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Veterinary World, Vol 10, No 1 (2017), Pagination: 86-91Abstract
Questions are raised in effective utilization of farmer’s wisdom by communities in their farming. Planners support to livelihood emphasize mostly of inputs from outside and not setting up sustainable goals. Formal institutions and planners of program are finding constraints and sceptical in wider dissemination of indigenous knowledge research system (IKRS). This is in spite of evidence that considerable number of farmer’s in livestock sector depends on IKRS. In this context, it is pertinent to showcase dissemination potential of these knowledge system(s) in larger geographical areas. The review illustrates different challenges encountered while control of livestock ailments like ectoparasite infestation through IKRS. Several times, it was opinioned to provide or share IKRS to thwart ailments in a specific region. This is interesting as it was narrated how formal system is unable to recognize farmer’s problem and challenges in integrating these sustainable practices. It has to be noted that disseminating activities seldom takes into account the experimental potential of farmers. This review paper articulates various evidences generated in enhancing diffusion thereby dissemination of IKRS. The nature of support extended by IKRS in entrepreneurial activity of smallholder farming units did not get adequate recognition. There needs to be minimum standard protocol in deriving benefit from such low-cost alternative technologies. This will enrich incremental innovation activities as per location specific need and provide scope for wider dissemination.Keywords
Health, Indigenous Knowledge, Innovation, Institution, Livestock, Technology.References
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- Improvising Livestock Service in Hilly Regions Through Indigenous Wisdom Towards Control of Tick Infestation:Institutional Relationships
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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 [x̅]±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 (x̅±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.
Authors
Khumaji Badaji Kataviya
1,
Bharat Parmar
1,
Ramesh Patel
2,
Pranab Jyoti Das
1,
Vivek Kumar
1,
Amit Mahajan
3,
Ravinder Singh
3,
Devesh Thakur
4,
Amol Kinhekar
5,
R. K. Ravikumar
5,
Vipin Kumar
1
Affiliations
1 National Innovation Foundation-India, Amarapur, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IN
2 Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN
3 Department of Animal Husbandry, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, IN
4 Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Dr. GC Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, IN
5 NIF Cell, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, IN
1 National Innovation Foundation-India, Amarapur, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IN
2 Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN
3 Department of Animal Husbandry, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, IN
4 Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension, Dr. GC Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, IN
5 NIF Cell, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, IN
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Veterinary World, Vol 11, No 5 (2018), Pagination: 687-692Abstract
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 [x̅]±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 (x̅±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.References
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