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Herbal practices, Kangayam cattle productivity and other novel |
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Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state is tenth largest by area (130,000 sq km) and sixth largest by population of 6.79 cr. It is one of the highly industrialised and urbanised state. It is supposed to have one third of the total Indian floral biodiversity. It has one of the best child and women health indicators in the country |
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"Herbal Healing practices
Kamatchipuram Krishnasamy (66) from Kamatchipuram, Theni district in Tamil Nadu belongs to a traditional herbal healer family. They earn their livelihood by selling herbal products. Krishnasamy is practicing herbal healing for animals and humans. He is well-known in his community and has a good reputation for his knowledge of herbal medicine.
323412 Herbal Masala Bolus for cattle:
Krishnasamy has been selling herbal masala bolus for animals since many years. It cures indigestion, bloating, refusal of fodder and water, retention of placenta etc. in cattle.
The ingredients include:Avaram (Cassia auriculata) Nilavahai (Andrographis paniculata)Kolunji ( Tephrosia purpurea) Thumbai (Leucas aspera)
Kollangovai kilangu (Corallocarpus epigaeus) Chotrikatralai (Aloe vera) Puliyampirandai, Dried ginger, Black Pepper (Piper nigrum), Thippili (Piper longum), Seeragam (Cuminum cyminum), Neem oil, Coconut Onion (Allium cepa)Garlic (Allium sativum)
The herbal masala bolus is administered at least once in 6 months. (Also see Honey Bee, 14(3): 8, 2003)Knee Joint Pain Thailam:Krishnasamy has been selling a thailam (oil) to the needy people to ease knee joint pain.
He prepares it using the following ingredients:
Neem oil, Iluppai oil (madhuca oil) Pungam oil, Coconut oil, Castor oil Kasthuri manjal (aromatic haldi) Karunjeeragam (black cumin) Perunjeeragam (big cumin), Thippili
These ingredients are heated to make the oil for knee joint pain.
(See Honey Bee, 18(2):19, 2006, Honey
Bee, 16(4):17, 2005 and Honey Bee,
9(4): 15, 1998 for more ways to treat animals with joint pain.)
Hair oil:
Sells this oil to the ladies. It is prepared by using the following in g re dients:Adut hinn a p a l a i (Aristolochia bracteata), Aloe vera, Sembaruthi (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) These herbals are mixed in coconut oil. The resultant oil is used as hair oil.
323413 Intestinal worms and poisonous bite treatment:
The powdered form of tubers of kollankovai kilangu (Corallocarpus epigaeus) is given to animals to treat intestinal worms and poisonous bites. (See Honey Bee, 15(3):14, 2004)
Mr. S. Krishnasamy, S/o Sonaimuthu,
261/2-414 Am b e d k a r c o l o ny, Kamatchipuram, Seepankottai, Theni District 625520
323414 Improving the productivity of Kangayam cattle by using local knowledge and innovations
Mr. Natarajan of the Karuppanvalasu Pudur village in the Tiruppur District of Tamil Nadu owns approximately 10 acres of garden and grazing land. His father has been maintaining a huge herd of cattle and is an expert in animal healing. Mr. Natarajan has learned a few practices from his father. He has always been loving and caring towards animals. He rears local breeds of kangayam cattle (5 cows), dogs, and chickens for cock fighting. He also keeps Karampasu (completely black Kangayam cattle, which are said to be extremely rare).
323415 Natarajan’s bull breeding method:
Mr. Natarajan surveys best kangayam bulls or male calves in the area and adopts them to improve the productivity of Kangayam cattle. He also assists fellow breeders in acquiring high-quality bulls. While selecting male calves for breeding bulls, he observes characteristics such as small or short horns, a thin tail (sannam), a short face (kuttai), short legs (kaal sannam), prominent eyes, larger hooves (kulambu), wider shoulder bone (vila elumbu),and larger hump (thimil). Such calves are usually chosen from second lactation animals. The animal should not have whorls or body markings except raja suli thamini suli.
323416 Increasing the milk yield in draught animals to up to 8 litres/day
Natarajan is a skilled animal breeder. His knowledge of cattle, dog and chicken breed characterization is commendable. He has been raising ‘kangayam’ cattle for many years. It is a draught animal with a daily milk yield of less than 2 litres. In order to increase the milk yield, Natarajan visited several farms and bought a kangayam heifer from Mr. Thirumoorthy of Singampatti village near Ayyalur in the Dindigul district. He crossed this heifer with a kangayam bull with a good milk yield pedigree. He then obtained an F1 generation heifer. The heifer was then crossed again with the kangayam bull, yielding an F2 generation heifer that was now lactating. The recorded milk yield was
8 litres per day. The secret is that breeding, feeding and management are all important aspects in increasing the productivity in animals. Natarajan says he follows the good feeding practises outlined below. The cattle are fed the following ration twice a day:
1/2 kg Maize flour, 1/2 kg Paddy flour 1/2 kg Cotton seeds
He mixes everything and soaks it in water before feeding it to the animal twice a day. Natarajan says it costs Rs. 60 per animal per day. He procures the maize kernels and paddy and grinds them into flour at a local flour mill. Paddy is ground into powder without separating the rice and bran. He avoids company-sold cattle feed as it increases the udder size and in turn milk yield but health of the animal suffers, he says. Every day, about 200 gm of common salt is added to the drinking water for the animals. The animals are taken for grazing every day in korangadu (traditional pasture land) that he maintains. He says that the quality of milk is superior, with a better taste and a higher fat percentage. Therefore, the quantity of ghee is more compared to what is obtained from cross-bred animals. Natarajan has developed several herbal practices for animals.
i) Kambu vedippu (For boils in teats or chelities)
Two handfuls of vellaisaranathy leaves (Coldenia procumbens) are ground well and mixed with 1 spoon of turmeric powder. The mixture is applied over the teat and udder region.
ii) For Mastitis
One handful of Kovaichedi (Coccinia indica) leaves are ground well and mixed with 1 spoon of lime (lime stone paste usually taken for betelvine chewing) and applied to the udder region for 3 days continuously. Before applying the mixture, the milk in the teat must be sucked out and washed with hot water.
iii) Panchagavya for animal health
He developed a formula that combined 5 cow products (milk, ghee, curd, urine and dung). He combines 5 kg cow dung, 5 L milk, 5 L curd, 5 L cow urine, 2 kg ghee. In addition, he adds 10 bananas (poovan variety), sugarcane juice, 2 L tender coconut, and leaves it for 1 week. He administers 200-300 ml of this panchagavya once a month for general upkeep of cattle or 100 ml to sheep or goats on a monthly basis. He treated a dog with skin disease (oozing of body fluid from the skin and death was certain, as told by the doctor), by administering 100 ml of panchagavya continuously for three days. The dog is now alive and well. He mixes about 50 ml of panchagavya along with feed for a dozen poultry birds. He claims that panchagavya-fed chickens lay larger eggs and grow more quickly. Natarajan is also involved in social work. He has now been elected as the president of his village. He organised and mobilised people’s contributions to build a 3 km road for Anthaman village, a school compound wall and toilet worth Rs.3.5 lakhs, and 300 tree seedlings near the village primary hospital. He resurrected the Village Agricultural Primary Cooperative Credit Society, which had been dormant for over 15 years, and resolved local politics among the members. He renovated the building of the Cooperative Society. Last year, he placed third in a cattle show organised by the government for his increased milk yield in local kangayam cattle. Mr.Natarajan, Panchayat President, Karuppanvalasu Pudur, Nanjatthalayur Post, Chinna Tharapuram, Tharapuram Taluk, Tirupur District.
Documented by: P. Vivekanandan, seva
323417 Transplanting method of fodder slips/cutting
Plant cuttings of fodder grass (Co4, Co3 varieties of Napier grass) are generally transplanted so that the two node fodder slips are used for transplanting. The two noded slips are usually transplanted so that one node is above ground and the other node is below the ground. By using this method, 60-70 percent of the slips will germinate. Mr. Balusamy of Kandamanur village employs this novel transplanting technique. That is, only one noded slip is taken. And these single noded slips are buried in a pit 112 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 112 feet deep. Water should be poured over the cuttings to moisten them. The pit should be closed with a gunny bag or cement bag, and it should be airtight. After one week, all of the noded slips will have germinated. The germinated slips should then be planted in the main field after irrigation. All node slips will germinate using this method. Address of the innovator:
Mr. M. Balusamy, S/o Muthulingam Naicker, 2/426, Aranmanai street, Kandamanur, Theni district
323418 How to save fish from predator tortoise
Mr. Sri Ram (60) completed his secondary education in Kaliyakudi village, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu
There are many tanks in this area where fish are being raised. Tortoises eat the fish, posing a threat to fish farming. Mr. Sri Ram successfully used a safe method of alienating tortoises from the fish community to remove them. He created a nylon net with small pores, forcing all living organisms to move inside. A trap is built in the centre of the pond using iron rods on all four sides with 1-2” space between the rods. This space allows the fish to move freely inside, whereas the tortoise is unable to insert its body vertically and can only go horizontally. Tortoise has a tendency to move horizontally and is unable to tilt vertically in order to enter between the rods with limited space. The trapped tortoise can then be easily removed.
He has also created a low-cost brooder nest for poultry birds in order to determine the productivity of the bird (number of eggs laid in a given period) in a flock. Unproductive birds are easily identified and culled.
Mr. N. Sri Ram, 177, Ahgragaram street, Kaliyakudi-Post, Nannilam-Taluk, Thiruvarur-District
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