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Short Communication · Volume 3, Issue 12, Pages 689–693, 14 November 2015 · Open Access

Reverence of Community towards Grassroot Livestock Innovation: Responding to Stakeholders Need against Sub-Clinical Mastitis in Amreli District, Gujarat, India

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  • During this engagement with civil society a novel innovative medicine coded AHP/BSD/SCM in treatment of sub-clinical mastitis was evaluated and was found effective.
  • Keywords | Innovation, Sub-clinical mastitis, Indigenous, Creative society, Community.
  • Twenty six quarters were observed for evaluating impact of medication over sub-clinical mastitis (Table 2).
  • The research study demonstrated an effective novel topical medication based on indigenous knowledge system.

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Abstract

Becharbhai Samantbhai Devgania1, Dilipbhai Khordia1, Mahesh B Chodvadiya2, Ramesh Patel1, Devesh Patel2, Amol S Kinhekar2, Pawan K Singh2, Vivek Kumar2, Bhojne, G.R3, Ravikumar, R. K2*, Vipin Kumar2

1Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions, AES Boys Campus, Ahmedabad, Gujarat; 2National Innovation Foundation-India, Satellite Complex, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380 015; 3Nagpur Veterinary College, MAFSU, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

*Correspondence | Ravikumar R K, National Innovation Foundation India, Satellite Complex, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; Email: ravikumar@nifindia.org

Abstract
Mastitis is an ailment of economic importance affecting livestock worldwide. Several initiatives have been initiated globally through investment of highly skilled human resource along with unconstrained financial support. The nature of disease, cost of medication, difficulties in reaching out to needy livestock population and accessibility to diagnostic facilities are main impediments. Innovations from creative individuals in similar setting can address such difficulties better. Hence, listening to farming communities will enhance the scope of intervention and leverage experimental learning in society. Indigenous livestock system sustained by outstanding traditional livestock holders can complement efforts of scientific community. Appreciating the role, mainstreaming of indigenous veterinary medications has been revitalized. However, successful evidence of communities’ role in bringing out suitable researchable issues, and response to meet, share and discuss with them were limited. The study illustrates successful outcome to bring desired attention in this area. During this engagement with civil society a novel innovative medicine coded AHP/BSD/SCM in treatment of sub-clinical mastitis was evaluated and was found effective. A specific research question posed by indigenous healer provided different perspective to control mastitis. This research study offers art of engaging different stakeholders to construct a meaningful situation for expressing and implementing creative, affordable technologies. It highlights the role of society in sharing a solution that has been collectively preserved by them and essential direction to formal system.

Keywords | Innovation, Sub-clinical mastitis, Indigenous, Creative society, Community

Editor | Kuldeep Dhama, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Received | September 02, 2015; Revised | October 05, 2015; Accepted | October 06, 2015; Published | November 14, 2015

Citation | Devgania BS, Khordia D, Chodvadiya MB, Patel R, Patel D, Kinhekar AS, Singh PK, Kumar V, Bhojne GR, Ravikumar RK, Kumar V (2015). Reverence of community towards grassroot livestock innovation: Responding to stakeholders need against sub-clinical mastitis in Amreli District, Gujarat, India. Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 3(12): 689-693.

ISSN (Online) | 2307-8316; ISSN (Print) | 2309-3331

Copyright © 2015 Devgania et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We acknowledge Gram Bharti, Amrapur, Gandhinagar, Gujarat for permitting to conduct experiment in livestock farm and Dept. of Veterinary Microbiology, Animal Biotechnology Teaching & Research Cell, Nagpur Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur for providing CMT reagents.

Conflict of Interest

Authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Author’s contribution

All authors contributed equally to the manuscript.

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