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Foreign Body in Animal Stomach

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Foreign Body in Animal Stomach
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Rukhiben Shankarbhai Patel
City / District	Ahmedabad
KVK District	KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address	Bantai village of Viramgam taluka in the Ahmedabad district of Gujarat.
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	382120

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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	If the animal ingests foreign body such as iron wire and nail along with the fodder, the thing may remain lodged in the stomach and may give pain to the animal.
Disease Description	If the animal ingests foreign body such as iron wire and nail along with the fodder, the thing may remain lodged in the stomach and may give pain to the animal.
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Procedure of Use	If the animal encounters this problem, female farmer Rukhiben Patel of Ahmedabad district of Gujarat soaks 1 kg turmeric (Curcuma longa) powder and a whole plant of "kukadvel" (Luffa echinata) in water. She then heats the mixture and administers the resultant decoction to the animal two times in a day. This dislodges the foreign body which is purged out with the faeces.
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Practice ID	DTP0010000000256
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Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2352
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