Practice Name:

Poor Lactation in Buffalo.

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Poor Lactation in Buffalo.
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Veliram Laxmiram Dhandhelya
City / District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	Vedavdar village in Tanaja taluka of Bhavnagar 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)
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Procedure of Use	In case poor or no lactation is observed in buffalo, farmer Valiram from Bhavnagar district of Gujarat crushes 100 gram each of jatropha (Jatropha curcas) plant and bastard teak (Butea monosperma) tuber and feeds the same to the buffalo along with fodder. After this medication is given for 2 - 3 days, the buffalo starts yielding milk. This practice is traditional and farmers in the Bhavnagar area use it for their barren buffalo.
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Practice ID	DTP0010000000680
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2595
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN