Practice Name:

Swelling in Cattle


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Swelling
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name Swelling
Disease Group
Disease Distribution Worldwide

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Jamalbhai Noorabhai Nandasaniya
City / District Banaskantha
KVK District Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Deesa
Address Banaskantha , Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 385001

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Agro Ecological Zone Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.3),Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII),North Gujarat zone and North -West (GJ-4, GJ-5)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs Redness of skin, pain at the affected area, swelling in neck, ulcers around mouth cavity
Disease Description Cattle get affected by the swellingin the neck. This affects thebreathing. Cattle may die also.
Disease Control To control this symptom in animal we need to focus on the control of causative agent
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use Nandasaniya boils two kilogrammes of the bark or leaves of giant milkweed and makes a paste.The paste is cooled and then smeared on the swollen region. The remedy is very effective as one application of the paste decreases the swelling which goes away within two to three days.
Etiology Causative Agent It can be caused by an increase in local hydrostatic pressure such as from abscessed submandibular lymph nodes blocking lymph drainage or grass seeds blocking salivary ducts. Most commonly it is caused by reduced oncotic pressure as a result of systemic anaemia and hypoproteinaemia.
Global Context
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments Antibiotic treatment of swelling
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID KNW0010000001225
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1696
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