Practice Name:

Leg Injury in Animals


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Leg Injury in Animal
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Disease Common Name
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Shaileshkumar Mandanbhai Jalu
City / District Junagadh
KVK District Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Ambuja Foundation, Ambuja Cement Plant, Kodinar (Dist. Junagadh-Gujarat)
Address Rafala village of Rafala taluka in the Junagadh district of Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 360023

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Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Arid western Plains (5.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Saurashtra Zone (GJ.7)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs
Disease Description Veterinarians, much like producers, usually don't get excited about lameness problems since the animal usually doesn't die 'and often remains in acceptable condition but losses due to lameness. do accumulate to sizeable amounts. Some of these losses include: (1) decline in milk output, (2) decrease in body weight, (3) decrease in feed efficiency, (4) premature culling of potentially valuable cattle, :and (5) cost of treatment (https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2678&context=iowastate_veterinarian)
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use If an animal is injured due to thorns or stones and limps as a result, Shaileshbhai Jalu has a home-made cure for it. He takes a handful of common salt in water and boils and cools the solution. When the solution is lukewarm, he washes the affected leg with it. The washing with the solution needs to be done twice a day for two to three days. This practice is successful and it gives relief to the injured animals. Shaileshbhai learnt of this technique from his elders.
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Other Community Practices
Practice ID DTP0010000000261
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2355
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