Practice Name:

Weakness in Animal

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Weakness in Animal.
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Disease Common Name
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Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Rambhai Devabhai Kanthi
City / District	Porbandar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amreli
Address	Talodra village in Mangrol taluka of Porbandar district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	362240

PAS_1
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco Region
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs	Due to weakness, animal is not able to work properly and cause economical loss to the farmer.
Disease Description
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use	According to Rambhai Daki of Talodra village of Porbandar district, seeds of cowage (Mucuna pruriens) are fed to the animal to cure weakness in animal. To obtain seeds of cowage, trichomes on the pods of cowage (Mucuna pruriens) are burnt and seeds are separated. As a remedy, 250 g seeds are mixed with the cattle feed and fed to the affected animal for five to seven days. This treatment provides strength to the animal. Hence, animal is cured of the weakness problem.
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Other Medications / Treatments
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Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000502
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2502
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN