Practice Name:

Fodder Supply During Drought


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Fodder during drought
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name Fodder during drought
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Gordhanbhai Bhimabhai
City / District Surendranagar
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address Sayla
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 360003

PAS_1 " Farmar Baldevbhai Magandas Patel fed fodder during drought in cattle. They feed different parts like leaves, branches, and twigs of the ber tree to the animals. They also feed small branches along with the leaves of Imli (Tamarindus Indica), Subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) and Shevari (Sesbania sesban) trees ( Honey Bee, 2(1):22, 1991)."
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Agro Ecological Zone Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3),Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) ,North West Zone (GJ-5) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
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Procedure of Use When there is shortage of fodder during the drought conditions; the farmers dig out roots of halfa grass (Desmostachya bipinnata) and feed those to cattle after cleaning. Besides, they also feed leaves of century plant (Agave americana) and roots of bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon).
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Practice ID DTP0010000003539
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2100
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