Practice Name:

Swelling of Udder in Animal

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Udder swelling
Disease Attak Stage	At old age
Disease Common Name	Udder edema
Disease Group	Reproductive disease
Disease Distribution	Worldwide

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Shanthuben Makwana
City / District	Amreli
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amreli
Address	Khanbha
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	365601

PAS_1	Cooking oil (200 ml), turmeric powder (one handful) and garlic (2 bulbs). Add turmeric powder and sliced garlic to the oil and mix well. Keep the mixture cool. After cooling apply the formulation in a circular motion with force. Apply the formulation over the entire udder. Apply 4 times a day for 3 days will cure the problem in cattle. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2-WjI8Oghg)
PAS_2
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)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs	Gradual congestion of skin of udder. udder becomes grately distended, swollen and filled with fluid. udder skin becomes thick.
Disease Description	Udder edema is generally a periparturient disorder characterized by excessive accumulation of fluids in the intercellular tissue spaces of the mammary gland. Incidence and severity are greater in pregnant heifers than in cows (Erb and Grohn, 1988). Udder edema can be a major discomfort to the buffalo and cow and causes management problems such as diffi culty with milking, increased risk for teat and udder injuries, and mastitis, and may also reduce milk production.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions	Maintain health of animal
Procedure of Use	For the treatment of this swelling, mix the turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder, flour of pearl millet (Penisetum typhoides) and salt are mixed together. Warm water is added to make a paste. This paste is then applied to the udders of the affected animal twice in a day for seven days. This relieves the animal from swelling of udder with in a week.
Etiology Causative Agent	disorder caused by excessive accumulation of fluids in the intercellular tissue spaces of the mammary gland.
Global Context
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments	Surgical management of udder
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003685
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2150
Reference	HBN database
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