Animal shelter
The main purpose of disinfecting animal habitat is to disinfect the place with any kind of pesticides. Such pesticides are capable of destroying germs stored in animal dung, urine, dung and other wastes, causing great harm to animal breeding and animal health if the germs are not destroyed periodically. Bacteria spread from one animal to another through food, water, wind, or a person, gradually infecting animals throughout the habitat. Among them, especially before and after sterilization, if the animal's enclosure is not sterile, it can cause serious and abnormal diseases ranging from inflammation of the uterus to infertility, which in the long run proves the animal to be unproductive and infertile, causing huge economic losses to the breeders. The overall health of the animal can be maintained by protecting the animals from infectious diseases by destroying such infectious organisms from the cowsheds and from the domestic animal habitats. With this in mind, this article seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of the methods of disinfecting animal habitats and the various pesticides used for them, especially for pastoralists, farmer friends and extension workers.
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The floor of small sheds, calves or calves should be disinfected with plenty of water and after washing the kharado with 0.5% phenyl.
It is usually advisable to use phenyl in the basement twice a week. However, it can be done more than twice in cases where the incidence of infectious disease or diarrhea in young chicks increases.
Clean the watering can once a week and apply lime on the inside so that the wall and floor of the watering hole will not get green and the water will also be sterile.
The manger should be kept clean frequently so that the saliva of the animal or the fodder contaminated by it can be destroyed and a limestone coating can be applied on the inside.
Sprinkling calcium carbonate (lime) lumps and powder in pits filled with animal feces and bad water helps to keep the area sterile by absorbing excess moisture.
Whenever a virus or bacterial infection is found to be contagious, use an effective disinfectant suitable for it. Especially washing soda, potassium permanganate etc.
Adequate sunlight is essential in the habitat of animals as a natural disinfectant.
Animal utensils such as pans, buckets, milk cans etc. as well as various implements like shovels, toothpicks will be sterilized by keeping them in direct sunlight.
Cleaning the house and covering the barn will be very beneficial as it is dust free and has rice.
Common pesticides used in housing
Washing soda: Washing soda can be used as a disinfectant when infected with a virus. The 5% solution can be used for washing dishes, washing equipment or washing feet
Potassium Permanganate: While Kharwa-Mowasa feet and feet are benefited by washing with this diluted water in which a few particles are added to the water the solution will assume a pink color.
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Caustic soda: A 2.5% solution is used to disinfect animal habitats and other houses.
Formalin: 3% solution can be used as disinfectant to clean the basement of animal habitat. Formalin or formaldehyde available in the market is available in the form of 8 or 20% and it is considered as 100% and a corresponding 5% solution is made.
Ammonia: 10% solution can be used as disinfectant in case of diarrhea caused by coccidia in calves. Especially in poultry farms, this 10% solution helps in removing the coccidia pest.
Phenyl: A solution of 0.5 to 5.0% is usually used in animal habitats to disinfect the ground floor and remove bad odors.
Bleaching powder: Used to disinfect animal leprosy etc. when an infectious disease is spread. Bleaching powder is an extremely powerful disinfectant. However, due to the possibility of its strong smell coming in the milk, it is hesitant to use it in the dairy. Phenol: It is toxic and 1 to 2% solution can be used as disinfectant.
Calcium carbonate: Used for spraying on the floor and whitewashing the walls of the awning or manger. Works well in disinfecting and removing odors.
Sunlight: Sunlight is a natural remedy as a disinfectant. The disinfectant power in sunlight is due to the ultraviolet rays in it as well as the intensity of light and the direction of light.