Practice Name:

Hypothermia in Cow and Buffalo.

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Hypothermia in Cow and Buffalo.
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Girjashamakar Devshankar Pandya
City / District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	mukam post vadevdra village in Esora taluka of tadaja district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364140

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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)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs	According to farmer, animal stop feeding, rumination and looks lethargic, when suffered by hypothermia. This disease is generally more seen in cows and buffalos.
Disease Description	According to farmer, animal stop feeding, rumination and looks lethargic, when suffered by hypothermia. This disease is generally more seen in cows and buffalos.
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Procedure of Use	For that, balls of datura (Datura stramonium) are crushed and applied on animal body for 2 days, through which animal gets relief from hypothermia without any side effect. About 25% of villagers use this practice. This practice is learnt from ancestors.
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Practice ID	DTP0010000000677
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2592
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN