Practice Name:

Constipation in Animal


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Constipation in Animals
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name
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Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Mafabhai Taljibhai Rabari
City / District Ahmedabad
KVK District KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address Karsanpuravillage of Viramgam taluka in the Ahmadabad district of Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 382140

PAS_1 " T K Jayamma of district Chitradurga treat constiption in cattle by using red chilli powder. Mix powdered red chillies (use five to six chillies) in one litre of water. This should be given two times a day to the animals. Chillies are used as digestive agent (Honey Bee, 15(3):15, 2004)."
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3) ,Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII),Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs Constipation in animals leads to anorexia, cessation of faeces and urine and subsequently inertia. The animal will neither walk properly nor do routine work.
Disease Description Constipation in animals leads to anorexia, cessation of faeces and urine and subsequently inertia. The animal will neither walk properly nor do routine work.
Disease Control
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Precautions
Procedure of Use To treat the condition, Balwantsingh Zala makes a decoction of flowers of bustard teak (Butea monosperma) in 500gram water and drenches it to the affected animal. This will relieve the animal of constipation within a few hours. This is a traditional technique used by farmers to cure animals of constipation.
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Practice ID DTP0010000000209
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2326
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