Practice Name:

Swollen in Udder of Animal

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Udder swelling (Udder edema)
Disease Attak Stage	At old age
Disease Common Name
Disease Group	Reproductive syatem
Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Ramjibhai Vechatbhai Kharadi
City / District	Dahod
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod
Address	Mu. Malifaliyu, Santrampur, Dahod, Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	389151

PAS_1	cooking oil (200 ml), turmeric powder (one handful) and garlic (2 bulbs). Add turmeric powder and sliced garlic to the oil and mix well. Keep the mixture cool. After cooling apply the formulation in a circular motion with force. Apply the formulation over the entire udder. Apply 4 times a day for 3 days will cure the problem in cattle. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2-WjI8Oghg)
PAS_2
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	Gradual congestion of skin of udder. udder becomes grately distended, swollen and filled with fluid. udder skin becomes thick.
Disease Description	Udder edema is generally a periparturient disorder characterized by excessive accumulation of fluids in the intercellular tissue spaces of the mammary gland. Incidence and severity are greater in pregnant heifers than in cows (Erb and Grohn, 1988). Udder edema can be a major discomfort to the buffalo and cow and causes management problems such as diffi culty with milking, increased risk for teat and udder injuries, and mastitis, and may also reduce milk production.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions	Maintain health of animal
Procedure of Use	When the udder of animal are swollen, use congress grass (Parthenium hysterophores), which is crushed and grinded in the paste form. The paste is applied on the swollen udder portion of the animal. In two to three days, the animal is cured from the problem. In off season, when the congress is not available, 500 g of termitoria mud is mixed with 500 ml of water and heat the mixture. The heated mixture is applied on the swollen portion of the animal. Thus, animal is cured from the problem.
Etiology Causative Agent	disorder caused by excessive accumulation of fluids in the intercellular tissue spaces of the mammary gland.
Global Context
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments	Surgical management of udder
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003143
Reference	Dahod/2000/2
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1453
Reference	Dahod/2000/2
Scout	HBN