Practice Name:

Treatment for Yokegall in Bullocks


Affected Animal Cattle , Buffalo
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) 1. Bos Taurus and 2. Bubalus bubalis
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) 1. Gai, gau. 2. Bhais, bhohis
Category Veterinary Care
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Girdharlal Modi
City / District Ahmedabad
KVK District KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address Khoraj village of Sanad taluka of the Ahmedabad district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 382170

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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
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Procedure of Use Bullock often suffers from injured hump because of overwork. Modi spread the hairs at the end of animals tail and applies the milk of akada (Calotropis gigantea ). The animal gets cured of the disease in approximately two tob three days because of this treatment. He also melts jaggery in milk and gives it to the animal to drink. He also applies turmeric powder (Curcuma longa) mixed with butter on the yoke gall. Spread the hairs at the end of animal’s tail and apply the milk of akada (Calotropis gigantea). After that melt jaggery in milk and give it to the animal to drink.Apply turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder mixed with butter on the Yokegall of the diseased animal.
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Limitations of Approaches Local availability of herbal ingredients, their parts in particular form, vehicle to use the preparations; induction of proper dosage, etc.
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1767
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