Practice Name:

Poisonous Bite in Animal


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

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Diwabahen Vajesinh Baraiya
City / District Surat
KVK District
Address Saroli village ,Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 394520

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Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat plain (5.2) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plain and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Gujarat Zone (GJ-2)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs The symptoms of having affected by poison is that the cattles eye will be in red colour and it will feel uneasiness. No sign of a normal cattle is seen. Within a short span of time, the poison spread the entire body of cattle and it get killed because of this.
Disease Description Animals accidentally eat certain plants as they graze. Some animals on good feed in a dry lot or excellent pasture become bored with the same regular diet. They may eat unpalatable weeds or ornamental plants growing along fences. Cattle like to vary the best kind of diet with a little "browse." Many ornamental or wild shrubs may be consumed, not because they are palatable but because the animal craves variation in its diet.
Disease Control Control of Intermediate host, vectors and reservoirs, Control of internal parasites, Control of arthropod pests, Control and reducing the infection as soon as an outbreak occurs
Disease Prevention Prevention of Environmental contamination, Isolation of sick animals, Quarantine for newly purchased animals, Vaccination of farm animals, Deworming of animals, Elimination of carriers, Disinfection of animal houses, Disinfection of pastures, Common disinfectants and their usage, General Disease Prevention Measures
Precautions To control causative agents and predisposing factors
Procedure of Use Diwabahen Vajesinh Baraiya of Saroli village uses juice squeezed out of leaves of Indian caper (Capparis sepiaria) in this situation. To cure, initially stings of honeybee should be picked up manually from the skin of affected animal. Thereafter, the bitten part is massaged with the juice of Indian caper leaves. This juice works well to cure poisonous bite in affected animal.
Etiology Causative Agent Mostly caused by various poisoning insects or plants
Global Context
Lesson Implication
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Practice ID DTP0010000006251
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1585
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