Practice Name:

Animal Bitten by Poisonous Animal


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Cattle bitten by poisonous insects
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name
Disease Group
Disease Distribution It has worldwide occurrence.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Sardarbhai Bapubhai Baria
City / District Dahod
KVK District Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod
Address Mu. Jetpur, Po. Laadpur , Limkheda , Dahod , Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 389140

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Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Madhya Bharat plateau Western Malwa plateau, Eastern Gujarat plain, Vindhyan and Satpura range and Narmada Valley hot, moist semi-arid eco-subregion (5.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) , Agro-Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Zone (GJ-3)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs The symptoms of having affected by poison is that the cattles eye will be in red colour and it will feel uneasiness. No sign of a normal cattle is seen. Within a short span of time, the poison spread the entire body of cattle and it get killed because of this.
Disease Description Animals accidentally eat certain plants as they graze.Some animals on good feed in a dry lot or excellent pasture become bored with the same regular diet. They may eat unpalatable weeds or ornamental plants growing along fences. Cattle like to vary the best kind of diet with a little "browse." Many ornamental or wild shrubs may be consumed, not because they are palatable but because the animal craves variation in its diet.
Disease Control Control of Intermediate host, vectors and reservoirs, Control of internal parasites, Control of arthropod pests, Control and reducing the infection as soon as an outbreak occurs
Disease Prevention Prevention of Environmental contamination, Isolation of sick animals, Quarantine for newly purchased animals, Vaccination of farm animals, Deworming of animals, Elimination of carriers, Disinfection of animal houses, Disinfection of pastures, Common disinfectants and their usage, General Disease Prevention Measures
Precautions To control causative agents and predisposing factors
Procedure of Use Grazing animal is many times bitten by poisonous animal like snake, scorpion, or other poisonous animals. To detoxify the poison in animal, seeds of "sabudi" are rubbed and then applied on the bitten part. This detoxifies the poison in the bitten animal. This is traditional practice learnt from forefathers.
Etiology Causative Agent Mostly caused by various poisoning insects or plants
Global Context
Lesson Implication
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Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP0010000002948
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1210
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