Practice Name:

Bloat in Animal


Details
Category Veterinary Care
Crop
Crop Family
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Scout HBN
Ingredients " Fruits of "bhotegdi/bhoyringni" (Solanum xanthocarpum)
Control Mode

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Mohanbhai Galsar
District
KVK District Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Deesa
Address Balutri village of Vava taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 385575

PAS_1 "Farmer Ramubhai Kalubhai Bhoya treat bloat in cattle. One kg of rose-wood(Dalbergia sissoo) is taken and cut into three to four inch long pieces. The pieces are placed in trough and live coals are put in to produce smoke. If the rose-wood(Dalbergia sissoo) pieces catch fire, it should be put out. The smoky vessel is now brought near the mouth of the animal and kept there for half an hour. Reapeat this procedure for two to three times a day. this will cure the bloat. "
PAS_2 "In a bloat case, Jethabhai Vankar adopts traditional herbal cure. The herbal medicine is prepared from the following materials: fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seeds 100 grams, mineral salt or "sanchal" 25 grams, dry ginger (Zingiber officinalis) 25 grams, black pepper (Piper nigrum)25 grams and asafoetida (Ferula foetida) 25 grams. All the ingredients are ground to a fine powder and then mixed with jaggery. This mixture is fed to the animal. The bloat immediately subsides."
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)
Other Community Practices
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Reference HBN database
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1752
State Gujarat
PIN Code 385575