Vol. 11, Special Issue 10 (2022)

Author(s):
Dr. Akash, Dr. Shilpa, Dr. Ravindra BG, Dr. Sandeep Halmandge, Dr. Rajendra Kumar T, Dr. Vivek R Kasaralikar and Dr. D Dilip Kumar

Abstract:
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an acute infectious disease of cattle and buffaloes and is endemic in most of the Sub-Saharan African countries. In recent times, it has been reported in many states of India including Karnataka since 2019. It is one of the economically devastating viral diseases causing severe financial loss to farmers and in livestock industries as a result of significant reduction in milk production, body weight, beef loss, hide quality, working efficiency and also causes infertility, abortion and death. Sine it is vector borne disease, the present study has shown, Haematobia fly could be the major vector for transmission of LSD in and around Bidar due to its high abundance in disease affected farms and during outbreak period. Control of vectors remains one of the major strategies for prevention and control of disease. Hence, organic essential oils against vectors is one of the eco-friendly approach for control of disease. In the present study, organic essential oils Viz., Neem oil and Lemon grass oil as natural fly repellent was evaluated by on-field study and results revealed, Neem oil, once in a week @ 50 per cent and Lemon grass oil, twice in a week @ 5 percent have good repellency against Haematobia flies, without any adverse effects on hide of buffaloes and intern may help in reducing the spread of LSD from infected to healthy animals through vectors.