Practice Name:

Cure for Swellings of the Lower Jaw in Calves

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease
Disease Attak Stage	At any stage virus may attacks the animal.
Disease Common Name
Disease Group	Skin disease
Disease Distribution	It has worldwide occurrence.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Mr Prabhakar
City / District	South Karnataka
KVK District	Krishi Vignan Kendra, V.C. Farm, Mandya-571 405, Karnataka
Address	Post Office : V C Farm, South Karnataka, Mandya, Karnataka3/4/2021
Languages Spoken	Kannada
Vocation	Farmer
State	Karnataka
PIN Code	571405

PAS_1	"Some of the 'formulations' smeared on the affected portion on neck having swelling are: (a) A mixture of wax and coconut oil (b) Oil from sun-dried seeds of Madhucalongifolia. (c) Crushed leaves of Muyal kathazhai( a type of agave) (d) Steamed and crushed onion. Preapared a paste from ingredients and applied on affected area on neck. This will cure the problem of swelling on neck (Honey Bee, 5(3):16, 1994)."
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Eastern Ghats And TamilNadu Uplands And Deccan Plateau (8.2)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs	Redness of skin, pain at the affected area, swelling in neck, ulcers around mouth cavity
Disease Description	Cattle get affected by the swellingin the neck. This affects thebreathing. Cattle may die also.
Disease Control	To control this symptom in animal we need to focus on the control of causative agent
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use	Prabhakar described a practice in which coconut shell is used to permanently cure swellings of the lower jaw in calves. <p> Calves often suffer from swellings of the lower jaw due to which they cannot eat. Though modern treatment is available it does not cure the disease permanently. In one traditional remedy, farmers burn the rim of a dry coconut shell and tie it around the neck of the calf. It takes two weeks to cure the swollen jaw, and the cure is permanent. </p>
Etiology Causative Agent	It can be caused by an increase in local hydrostatic pressure such as from abscessed submandibular lymph nodes blocking lymph drainage or grass seeds blocking salivary ducts. Most commonly it is caused by reduced oncotic pressure as a result of systemic anaemia and hypoproteinaemia.
Global Context
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments	Antibiotic treatment
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	KNW0010000000716
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1286
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN