Practice Name:

Constipation in Animal

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Constipation
Disease Attak Stage	At any age
Disease Common Name	Constipation
Disease Group	Digestive disease
Disease Distribution	Worldwide

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Daljibhai Kavajibhai Ninama
City / District	Sabarkantha
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, S.D. Agricultural University, Khedbrahma, Taluka- Khedbrahma
Address	Bhiloda
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	383001

PAS_1	"Farmer Mansinh Motisinh Rathod of district Mehsana treat Constipation in animal by using vakhada's leaves, wheat and pods of deshi baval. Mixture of `Vakhada's' (Salvadora spp) leaves, boiled wheat and pods of `Deshi Baval' (Acacia sps) is fed to the animal for minimizing the constipation ( Honey Bee, 3(1):18, 1992)."
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) North Gujarat plain (Inclusive of Aravalli range and East Rajasthan Uplands) hot, dry, semi – arid eco-subregion (4.2), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII) , Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat Agroclimatic zone (GJ-4)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs
Disease Description	Constipation is generally defind as infrequent and/ or unsatisfactory defecation fewer than 3 times of week. Constipation is a symptom, not a disease.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention	High fibre diet, minimum fluid consumption of 1500ml daily,
Precautions	1) It is better to understand the causative & predisposing factors and try to control and prevent the occurrence of Retained Placenta. 2) Regarding the use of herbal plants, understand the type of plant, parts to be used, preparation, storage ,formulation, dosage, mode of use by consulting a professional before use.
Procedure of Use	To cure this state, one kilogram bark of "arajadaa" tree are crushed properly and then heat in 15 L of water for an one hour. Due to this process, the extract of bark gets added into the water. After cooling, this concoction is drenched to the affected animal with the help of drenching pipe. The treatment provides relief to the animal in two days. Four bottles per day is drenched to the animal to cure the constipation problem.
Etiology Causative Agent	Has many causes
Global Context
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments	Use luxatives, osmotics and stimulants
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000006116
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1652
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN