Practice Name:

Treatment for Yokegall in Bullocks


Affected Animal Bullock
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)
Affected Animal (Vernacular)
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Yoke gall
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name
Disease Group
Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Girdharlal Talaksingh Modi
City / District Ahmedabad
KVK District KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address Khoraj, Ta. Sanand, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 382170

PAS_1 People from the Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir believes that massaging the infected hump with lukewarm pure mustard oil twice a day can cure the bullock from yoke gall. To know more: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281391665_Ethno-veterinary_practices_used_for_the_treatment_of_animal_diseases_in_Doda_district_Jammu_Kashmir
PAS_2 "TRADITIONAL HERBAL BASED DISEASE TREATMENT IN SOME RURAL AREAS OF BANDIPORA DISTRICT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA" https://scholar.googleusercontent.com/scholar?q=cache:HUu-c2dIk28J:scholar.google.com/+Traditional+way+to+treat+yoke+gall&hl=en&as_sdt=0,7
Agro Ecological Zone Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3) ,Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII),Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs
Disease Description A yoke gall is a localized acute inflammation of the after taking complete round incision at the base the skin and subcutis on the neck of cattle due to constant root of growth was located and legated with absorbable friction caused by the yoke. Yolk chromic catgut no.1.The growth was removed completely gall is one of the most common abscesses observed in along with the capsule surrounding the site and the draught purpose bullocks and buffalo bulls. The yolk gall blood vessels were legated at every step. The skin is a common condition seen especially in those animals suturing was done in simple interrupted pattern with used for carting. Rough roads and extra heavy load are the main incriminating factors.
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Procedure of Use The hairs at the end of animal's tail are spread and the milk of akada (Calotropis gigantea) is applied . The animal gets cured of the disease in approximately two tob three days because of this treatment. Furthermore, the animal is also to made to drink milk with jagerry melted in it. Apart from these, a mixture of turmeric powder and butter is applied on the yoke gall to cure it completely.
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Practice ID DTP0010000000056
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1354
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