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Cure for Heat Stroke

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
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Dudhiben Gabhabhai Gohil
City / District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Dayal, Mahuva, Bhavnagar
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Animal keeper
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364130

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Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7)
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Procedure of Use	Heat stroke is sudden onset of illness from exposure to high temparature during the summer season. The symptoms in case of sunstroke in an animal are respiratory distress, high temparature, loss of consciousness and possible convulsions. In such a situation, Dudhiben Gohil has a soothing treatment for the animal. It is reliogiously kept under either pipal (Ficus religiosa) or sesame (Ficus benghalensis) tree. Thereafter cold water is sprinkled on the body of the animal and covered with a wet quilt. The cold quilt is kept on the animal for at least two hours. After the treatment, the animal recovers from heat stroke. This is traditional method used by many of the farmers. Dudhiben has learnt of it from her elders.
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Practice ID	DTP0010000000585
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2491
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