Practice Name:

Emaciation in Livestock


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 Maljibhai Rabari
City / District Ahmedabad
KVK District KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address Sanand Taluka of Ahmedabad district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 382110

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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
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Procedure of Use Bullocks and cows are sometimes affected by a degenerative disorder caused by inadequate or defective nutrition. This is diagnosed as dystrophy. The animal loses appetite and becomes emaciated. Cowherds in Gujarat prepare a herbal tonic from mango-ginger (Curcuma amada), known locally as amba haldi, and rapeseed (Brassica campestris) to nurse emaciated livestock back to health. Add 250 millilitres of vegetable fat to 5 litres of milk and stir well. Crush 250 grams of mango-ginger rhizomes and mix with 250 grams of powdered mustard seeds. Add this mixture to the milk. Feed this solution to the animal for a week and it gets its metabolic rate back and regains strength.
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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/1772
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