Abstract
The role of ethno-veterinary medicine in livestock and human
health is well known fact due to its widespread practice across the
globe, including India. WHO stated that, 80% of people in developing
countries depend on ethno-veterinary practices due to its inexpensive,
easy accessibility and its preparations. Further, 50% of all modern
drugs originally came from plants directly or its structural
modification suggests for its potency and safety. Although, India has
well practiced traditional knowledge, it could not capitalize the global
market like USA, EU and China. Lack of well documentation of
traditional “hidden” practices is one of the major limitations for its
less exploitation. Therefore, an explorative study was conducted in
participatory mode to explore and document the traditional practices for
clinical mastitis management of dairy animals in the district of
Bangalore urban, Karnataka. Since, the mastitis is most common and
costly diseases of dairy animals in India and frequent reason for
veterinary drug residue problem; in the present study, we have
documented the indigenous practices and its procedure for the management
of clinical mastitis in dairy animals.
Keywords
<italic>Benachu kallu</italic>, Ethnoveterinary practices, Mastitis.
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