Practice Name:

Wounds in Cattle


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

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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Chaddubhai Pratapbhai
City / District Panchmahal
KVK District Krishi Vignyan Kendra,Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik. PIN 422 005
Address Godhara, Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 389001

PAS_1 "Farmer Maljibhai Desai of Ahmedabad district treat wound problem in animal by using bark of aakdo plant and ghee. Bark of ‘aakdo’ (Calotropis spp) plant is pound very well and mixed with 50g of ‘ghee’ (clarified butter). This mixture is applied only once on the wound of the animal and bandage is kept for 15 days. This will cure wound problem (Honey Bee: 11(2)13, 2000)."
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone Agro-Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Ghat and coastal plain hot humid (6.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Western plateau and hills region (IX), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Western Ghat Zone - ZARS, Igatpuri, Dist. Nashik Western Maharashtra Scarcity Zone (MH-6),- ZARS, Solapur Sub Montane Zone – ZARS, Kolhapur Plain Zone – ZARS, Ganeshkhind, Pune
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Procedure of Use When a bull, buffalo or cow suffers wounds in legs, or the wounds have turned sepsis, then Chandubhai uses the tuber "kalikandmul" to heal the wound. He grates the tuber of "kalikandmul" on a millstone or in a mortar and applies it on the wounds. He also bandages the affected portions and changes dressing daily. The wounds heal quickly.
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Practice ID DTP0010000003354
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2035
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