Practice Name:

Bloat in Animal

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients Salt, clarified butter, ghee, jaggery, "takmariya" (Impatiens balsamina) seeds
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Lakhabhai Becharbhai Khatana
City Bhavnagar
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address Nanapoliyad, via paliyad, Gadhada, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 364001
PAS 1 "Mr Lalujbhai Vasava of Gujarat soaks 300g of leaves of Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.) in water, and serves it to the affected animal. This will cure bloat (Honey Bee, 17(4) & 18(1):42, 2006 & 2007)."
PAS 2 "To solve problem of bloat, Lakhabhai of district Gandhinagar of state Gujarat uses chanothi (Abrus precatorius L.). He takes 50g of seeds of chanothi, grinds them, and then mixes this powder with 2 litres of water and gives the concoction to the animal. He claims that the method cures bloat in 20 minutes (Honey Bee 19(2):9, 2008)."
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)
Practice ID DTP0010000001419
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1424
Reference Bhavnagar-96/11
Disease Blot
Disease Description Bloat is simply the build up of gas in the rumen. This gas is produced as part of the normal process of digestion, and is normally lost by belching (eructation). Bloat occurs when this loss of gas is prevented. There are two sorts of bloat. The least common type is gassy bloat, which occurs when the gullet is obstructed (often by foreign objects such as potatoes) or when the animal can’t burp (such as with milk fever or tetanus). The second type of bloat is frothy bloat, which happens as the result of a stable foam developing on top of the rumen liquid, which blocks the release of the gas. This is by far the most common form of bloat, and unlike gassy bloat, it is highly seasonal with peaks in the spring and autumn. This is because the foam is formed by breakdown products from rapidly growing forages (particularly legumes such as clover and alfalfa). These increase the viscosity (stickiness) of the rumen fluid and prevent the small bubbles of gas formed by rumen fermentation
Management Practices Rumenotomy

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