Practice Name:

Throat Injury in Animals


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Throat injury
Disease Attak Stage At young age
Disease Common Name
Disease Group
Disease Distribution It has worldwide occurrence.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Satabhai Raiyabhai Karamtia
City / District Bhavnagar
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address Ambala, Sihor, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 364001

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Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs Signs include dyspnoea, excessive salivation, high cervical swelling, anorexia, bloat and malodorous breath
Disease Description Injuries of the oro-pharynx are most often associated with trauma due to balling guns, Frick speculums, drench syringes or the boluses themselves.1 Often the operator has no idea that an injury has occurred until several days later when the cow's inappetance/throat swelling has become apparent.
Disease Control By tracheotomy
Disease Prevention
Precautions Clean mouth of animal every day
Procedure of Use Farmer Satabhai Raiyabhai Karamtia of village Ambala of district Bhavnagar of Gujarat treat throat injury in animals, he feeds halfa grass to animal and they develop laceration in the throat. If this happens, gently pull out the tongue of the animal and rub salt to the roof of the mouth. Repeat this three times, and then animal will get relief.
Etiology Causative Agent Caused by direct trauma to pharyngeal tissue
Global Context
Lesson Implication Throat redness, throat swelling, irritation in throat, foul smell from mouth
Other Medications / Treatments
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP00100000001352
Reference Bhavnagar-96/2
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1397
Reference Bhavnagar-96/2
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