Practice Name:

Cattle feed during drought

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Annona reticulata L.
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	1. Gai, gau. 2. Bhais, bhohis
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Use of cactus as cattle feed.
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name
Disease Group	Arthropod transmitted viral disease of cattle & buffaloes. Among the cattle age group ranging from 6 months to 2 years are more susceptible.
Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Ajmalbhai Chavda
City / District	Surendranagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address	Vaghada village in Patdi taluka of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	382765

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)."
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)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs
Disease Description
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use	Chop off cactus (Euporbia tirucalil) trees and make small vertical pieces of its branches. Add salt and molasses. Store them in airtight containers.
Etiology Causative Agent
Global Context
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000006
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2237
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN