Practice Name:

Bloat in Animal

Details
Category	Veterinary Care
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Common salt, ghee, jaggery, balsam (Impetiens balsamina) seeds
Control Mode

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Lakhabhai Becharbhai Khatana
District
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Nana Paliyad, Gadhada, Bhavanagar
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364720

PAS_1	"Maganbhai of district Amreli treat bloat in animal. When the animal is having the problem of bloat, feed asthma weed (Euphorbia hirta) plant to the affected animal to cure."
PAS_2	"Variya of district Amreli treats cases of bloat with two traditional methods alternatively, depending on which of the commonly found ingredients is available handy. 1) Pound a fistful of black pepper (Piper nigrum) seeds. Mix the powder to 200 to 300 millilitres of warm ghee. Drench the animal with this mixture, using a drenching pipe. 2) Obtain the extract of two unripe lemon (Citrus limon) fruits, along with the rind. Add to this extract 100 grams of sugar. Dilute with water and drench the animal. Both the methods are equally effective."
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000492
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1934
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364720