Practice Name:

Cure for Injury, Infection of Horns.

Affected Animal	Buffalo
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bubalus bubalis
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Cattle
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	1. bhais, bhohis
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Horn cancer or infected horns
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name
Disease Group
Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Hirabhai Choudhary
City / District	Mehsana
KVK District	Ganpat University,Kherva Dist: Mehsana
Address	Pratapgadh village of Siddhpur taluka of Mehsana district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	384210

PAS_1	"Farmer Nanjibhai of district Panchmahal treat horn cancer in cattle. Farmer use mushroom (Agaricus spp) for treatment of horn cancer."
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Northern Plain (and Central Highlands) In (4.2) Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and Hills Region (XIII)Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Gujarat zone (GJ-4)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs	Horns becomes shaky and fall off later, Afoul smelling and purulent discharge is noticed from nose
Disease Description	Squamous cell carcinoma is a common tumor of cattle affecting the horn and eye. Horn cancer is generally a disease of adult cattle between 5 to 10 years of age and it is commonly observed more in long horned white coat breeds of cattle.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions	It is better to understand the causative & predisposing factors
Procedure of Use	Mix leaves of "kukrpada" with powdered fenugreek seeds and apply it on the affected horn.
Etiology Causative Agent	Caused by a blow or by striking the horn against a fixed object
Global Context
Lesson Implication	A typical cauliflower like growth is evidenced, when horn fall off or amputed
Other Medications / Treatments
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000023
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2243
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN