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• Recently, the National Innovation Foundation (NIF) brought out a Herbal Formulation that has been found to be effective in combating tick infestation among dairy animals.
• The NIF collaborated with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research–National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana in the form of a Research Programme for field testing of Poly Herbal Medication.

Tick Infestation

• The Ticks are harmful as blood sucking parasites severely affect productivity of dairy animals and a major economic impediment, welfare concern in dairy farming.
• Tick-Borne Pathogens (TBP) are a major source of production loss and a welfare concern in livestock across the globe.
• This causes tick worry, loss of appetite among animals causing reduction in milk production, thereby lessening farmers’ income.
• These parasites are vectors of systemic protozoan infection, threat to dairy animal health & productivity.
• Presently, farmers rely on chemical acaricides that are costly, have to be used recurrently due to the nature of parasites.

New Formulation

• The NIF has developed, standardised a formulation comprising common herbal ingredients like Neem (Azadirachta indica) and Nagod (Vitex negundo).
• These medicinal trees are widely known among indigenous communities, a common part of the medicinal system in treatment of various ailments.
• NIF’s polyherbal medication was found to demonstrate efficacy in field conditions and the development of technology-based on resources available in front of farm fields.
• The medicines’ successful demonstration will ensure cost-effective health care.

National Innovation Foundation

• It is an autonomous body which was set up in 2000 with the assistance of the Department of Science and Technology.
• It is India’s national initiative to strengthen the grassroots technological innovations and outstanding traditional knowledge.
• Its mission is to help India become a creative and knowledge-based society by expanding policy and institutional space for grassroots technological innovators.
• It helps grassroot innovators and outstanding traditional knowledge holders get due recognition, respect and reward for their innovations

SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT