Clinical management of pseudo cowpox like lesions in cows

Two Holstein Friesian crossbred lactating and pregnant cows were presented with reddened vesicles, pustules and scaby lesions on skin and oozing fluid from some lesions and crusting skin on teats along with lateral and medial aspect of both thighs in first cow whereas in second cow, the lesions were present on tail and tail base extending towards posterior aspect of udder. Both cows were treated with homemade ethnoveterinary medicine formulation prepared by grinding and mixing of 5 garlic pearls, 10 gram turmeric powder, 15 gram cumin seed, one handful holy basil leaves, one handful neem leaves and 50 gram butter as paste and applied on lesions after proper washing and cleansing with clean water. Both cows recovered uneventfully in 10 and 4 days, respectively.