Ethno-veterinary practices for the management of reproductive disorders in dairy animals in rural Punjab

Abstract

The study was conducted to document various ethno-veterinary practices (EVPs) followed at the time of natural calving for expulsion of placenta, anoestrus and repeat breeding in dairy animals of rural Punjab. Total 300 respondents were selected randomly from the villages of Punjab. Data was collected through a well structured pre-tested schedule through personal visits to the respective farmers. After analysis of the data, the farmers of Punjab were found to be using 14 different EVPs practices for reproductive management of their animals. The EVPs employed in management of reproductive disorder includes- Desi Karrah, colostrum suckling by the calf, prepartum butter feeding, feeding of jaggery or cotton seeds, feeding of linseed cake or jaggery or dalia and maize. These remedies were mostly prepared by pulverization, soaking/boiling in water and administered per os. As per farmers’ viewpoint, these EVPs proved to be very effective. Scientific documentations also proved their validation.