Practice Name:

Fractures in Animal


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) 1.Bos taurus and 2. Bubalus bubalis
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) 1. Gai, gau. 2. Bhais, bhohis
Category Veterinary Care
Disease
Disease Attak Stage Most common in those <1 yr old age animal
Disease Common Name
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Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Arvindbhai M Patel
City / District Bharuch
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Po-Chaswad, Tq.: Valiya, Distt. Bharuch-393130
Address At Navangar Doulatpur, Valija, Bharuch
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 392001

PAS_1 Cryptolepis buchanani (Ganglong, family Asclepiadaceae) is a climbing tree widely used in folk medicine in Southeast Asia. Also its root, stem, and leaves are used for the treatment of bone fracture by tribal people in Arunachal Pradesh. It shows antibacterial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and chondroprotective activities. Cissus quadrangularis (Harjor, family Vitaceae) has been known for its bone healing properties for many centuries
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone Central (Malva ) Highlands, Gujarat Plains and Kathiawar, Peninsula Ecoregion (5.2) ,Gujarat plains and hills region (XIII) ,South Gujarat Zone (GJ-2)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs Damage to adjacent structures such as nerves, muscles or blood vessels, spinal cord, and nerve roots (for spine fractures), or cranial contents (for skull fractures) may cause other specific signs and symptoms. Also includes pain, disability, and deformity. If the fracture union is not achieved, the patient may suffer long-term disability.
Disease Description A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone. In more severe cases, the bone may be broken into several pieces. A bone fracture may be the result of high force impact or stress, or a minimal trauma injury as a result of certain medical conditions that weaken the bones, such as osteoporosis, osteopenia, bone cancer, or osteogenesis imperfecta, where the fracture is then properly termed a pathologic fracture.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use In case of fracture of bones in animals, Arvindbhai Patel takes 200 gram dhaman (Grewia tiliaefolia) roots and mixes it with sesame (Sesamum indicum) oil. The roots in oil are then crused. A little water is added and the mixture boiled. It is allowed to cool to room temperature and filtered. Every day 100 millilitres of the filtrate is drenched to the animal twice. This treatment is given for 15 days till the bones are joined again. This is a traditional method used by many villagers in Bharuch district.
Etiology Causative Agent
Global Context Bone fracture in livestock animals is spread worldwide.
Lesson Implication Edema and hematoma of nearby soft tissues caused by ruptured bone marrow evokes pressure pain. Involuntary muscle spasms trying to hold bone fragments in place.
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Practice ID DTP0010000000641
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Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2454
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