Context
Scientists have found that a formulation consisting of herbal ingredients like Neem (Azadirachta indica) and Nagod (Vitex negundo) is effective in combating tick infestation among dairy animals.
Polyherbal for dairy animals
- The National Innovation Foundation (NIF) – India has developed and standardized a formulation comprising common herbal ingredients like Neem (Azadirachta indica) and Nagod (Vitex negundo).
- National Innovation Foundation (NIF) – India is an autonomous body of the Department of Science & Technology,
This formulation has been found to be effective in combating tick infestation among dairy animals.
- The formulation is easy to prepare and effective against hard tick infestation and Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) Sp. the etiological parasite in cattle.
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What is Polyherbal?
- The use of more than one herb in a medicinal preparation is known as polyherbal formulation.
- The concept can be found in Ayurvedic and other traditional medicinal systems, which use multiple herbs in a specific ratio to treat illness.
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About the Tick Infestation
- Tick infestation is a livestock ailment, where a tick acts as an
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Ticks are smart arachnids that live in warm, moist areas. And they only feed on blood.
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- These external parasites are found widely in cattle sheds across all geographical regions and proliferate rapidly.
- This causes tick worry, loss of appetite among animals causing a reduction in milk production, thereby lessening farmers’ income.
