Practice Name:

Swollen Eyes in Cattle

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

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Sanbhiben Bhojabhai Ayar
City / District	Amreli
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amreli
Address	Dhari
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	365601

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Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) ,Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) South Saurashtra (GJ-7)
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Disease Description
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions	Maintain clinliness of eyes
Procedure of Use	Peel one healthy leaf of aloe plant to obtain the jelly-like core. Crush into a creamy paste and add 25 to 30 grams of alum (aluminium sulfate ore). Mix well and transfer to a thick cloth bag. Heat the bag over a pan. Use the bag as a poultice to give gentle fomentation around the eye. Then squeeze out a few drops of juice from the bag and instill in the affected eye. Applied once a day the treatment cures the animal of the painful condition in 3 or 4 days.
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Practice ID	DTP0010000003626
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2123
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN