Practice Name:

Fracture of Limb in Animal


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Fracture of limb
Disease Attak Stage Most common in those <1 yr old age animal
Disease Common Name Fracture of limb
Disease Group
Disease Distribution Worldwide

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Karmashibhai Kanabhai Bharwad
City / District Ahmedabad
KVK District KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address Dholaka
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 380001

PAS_1 "To cure the problem, use bark of Indian cherry (Cordia dichotoma), which is crushed into the paste form. The paste is applied on the affected portion of animal and tied with the bandage. The cold water is sprinkled to the bandage for 10 to 15 days. The sheep and goat is cured from the problem"
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3) ,Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII),Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs Damage to adjacent structures such as nerves, muscles or blood vessels, spinal cord, and nerve roots (for spine fractures), or cranial contents (for skull fractures) may cause other specific signs and symptoms. Also includes pain, disability, and deformity. If the fracture union is not achieved, the patient may suffer long-term disability.
Disease Description A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone. In more severe cases, the bone may be broken into several pieces. A bone fracture may be the result of high force impact or stress, or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, osteopenia, bone cancer, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then properly termed a pathologic fracture.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use In this situation, 250 g fruits of date (Phoenix sylvestris) are taken and seeds are removed. These seeds are pounded well by adding 250 g jaggery and some water on the millstone into the paste. This paste is slight heated and then applied on the limb of affected animal and bandaged. In 15 days, animal is cured of the fracture problem.
Etiology Causative Agent
Global Context Bone fracture in livestock animals is spread worldwide.
Lesson Implication Edema and hematoma of nearby soft tissues caused by ruptured bone marrow evokes pressure pain. Involuntary muscle spasms trying to hold bone fragments in place.
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Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP0010000006132
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1663
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