Practice Name:

Bed Sores in Animal


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Bedsore
Disease Attak Stage At any age
Disease Common Name pressure ulcers, decubitus ulcers
Disease Group Skin disease
Disease Distribution It has worldwide occurrence.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Jiviben Bhikhabhai Machhi
City / District Panchmahal
KVK District Krishi Vignyan Kendra,Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik. PIN 422 005
Address Mu.Po. Baakariya, Sahera, Panchmahals, Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 389001

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Agro Ecological Zone Agro-Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Ghat and coastal plain hot humid (6.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Western plateau and hills region (IX), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Western Ghat Zone - ZARS, Igatpuri, Dist. Nashik Western Maharashtra Scarcity Zone (MH-6),- ZARS, Solapur Sub Montane Zone – ZARS, Kolhapur Plain Zone – ZARS, Ganeshkhind, Pune
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs Lesions are usually located over bony prominences. The skin over fetlock, carpus, hock, elbow and stifle joints is most commonly affected. The skin is initially red to purple then oozes, becomes necrotic and ulcerates.
Disease Description Bedsores — also called pressure ulcers and decubitus ulcers — are injuries to skin and underlying tissue resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin. Bedsores most often develop on skin that covers bony areas of the body, such as the heels, ankles, hips and tailbone.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention Prevention carried by provide proper position to animal in herd, provide proper nutrition. Also through skin inspection and pressure relising devices
Precautions
Procedure of Use To treat this situation, one kilogram bark of each bustard teak (Butea monosperma) and silk cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) are pounded well by adding two liters of water. This concoction is soaked in water for three hours in a container. Thereafter, this concoction is strained with the help of fine cloth. From this concoction, 500 ml each in the morning and evening hours is drenched to the affected animal for two days. This treatment provides relief to the animal in five days of the problem.
Etiology Causative Agent Caused by injury to skin and underlying skin.
Global Context
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments Use antibiotics
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP0010000003228
Reference Panchmahanl/2000/4
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1477
Reference Panchmahanl/2000/4
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