Practice Name:

Animal Wound Cure


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Animal Wound Cure
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider Varjangbhai Bhuva
City / District Surendranagar
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address district Surendranagar of Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 363001

PAS_1 "Farmer Chimanbhai of district Sabarkantha treat wound condition in animal. To cure this phase, flour of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is mixed with the water to form a thick paste. This paste is completely filled in the wound of affected animal by placing cotton and then tied with the bandage. In four to five days, animal is cured of the wound problem."
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 animal often get wounds accidentally. Sometimes there is blood loss and germs can cause infection, if the wounds are deep.
Disease Description animal often get wounds accidentally. Sometimes there is blood loss and germs can cause infection, if the wounds are deep.
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Procedure of Use To cure the wounds, Varjanbhai burns old hide of any dead animal in a trough, and prepares lotion by adding groundnut or coconut oil to the ash. He then applies the lotion on the wounds for curing it. All the farmers in the village use this method. He has learnt this method from his forefathers
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Practice ID DTP0010000000380
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2383
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