Practice Name:

To Increase Milk Yield

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

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Karshanbhai Motibhai Bharwad
City / District	Surendranagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address	Patadi , Surendranagar , Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	363001

PAS_1	"Farmer Dharamshibhai of district Bhavnagar increase milk yeild in animal with the help of "vasetee" vine. To increase milk yield, flowers from "vasetee" vine, which flowers abundantly between July-October, are collected and fed to the animal. This treatment is known to show its effect in 15 to 20 days and no side effect is observed."
PAS_2
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	To increase milk yield in cow or buffalo, it is daily fed with 250 g vegetable oil and 1 kg jaggery mixed with fodder, for the first 15 days after delivery. After the initial 15 days, the animal is given 500 g mustard (Brassica juncea) oil everyday. Thus, the methodical feeding of vegetable oil, jaggery, and mustard oil ensures higher milk yield in animal.
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Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000006109
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2229
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN