Practice Name:

Fracture of Bone in Animal


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

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Babubhai Badaji Bariyaa
City / District Junagadh
KVK District Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Ambuja Foundation, Ambuja Cement Plant, Kodinar (Dist. Junagadh-Gujarat)
Address Kodinar
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 362001

PAS_1 According to farmer, to cure fracture of limb in animal, 200 g Indian bedellium (Commiphora wightii) is boiled by adding equal quantity of water. Then it is stir and made into mash. After cooling, this mash is applied on the limb of affected animal. And thereafter, black soil is applied to cover the mash part. As mash of Indian bedellium dries and shrinks. In five days, two application of mash is applied to cure the problem.
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Arid western Plains (5.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Saurashtra Zone (GJ.7)
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 Roots of jatropha (Jatropha curcas) plant are crushed and 250 ml of the extracted juice is administered to the animal. Thereafter, the affected leg is bound up with bamboo strips and bandage. Two bandages are bound at a 10-day interval. This helps reset the bone fracture and the animal gets relief.
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.
Other Medications / Treatments
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP0010000006196
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1692
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