Practice Name:

Bloat in Animal

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients betel nut (Areca catechu), water
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Harjibhai Jorjibhai Taviyad
City Dahod
KVK District Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod
Address Dahod, Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 389151
PAS 1 " Veermanbhai of district Junagadh of state Gujarat takes three unripe chikoos (sapotas, Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen), cuts them in small pieces and mixes them in one litre of water and keeps for half an hour. He then gives it to the animal twice a day. This causes loose motion and the animal gets relief from the bloat (http://honeybee.org/honeybee_detailed.php?ID=19585&page=10&search_case=bloat)."
PAS 2 "Pandurangan of state Tamilnadu grinds 25 g of black pepper, 20 g of chilli and 20 g of mavilangam leaf (Crateva adansoni DC.) into a herbal paste. This is given as a bolus, orally, three times a day. This will cure bloat in animal (Honey bee 21(2), 11,2010)."
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Madhya Bharat plateau Western Malwa plateau, Eastern Gujarat plain, Vindhyan and Satpura range and Narmada Valley hot, moist semi-arid eco-subregion (5.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) , Agro-Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Zone (GJ-3)
Practice ID DTP0010000003159
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1460
Reference Dahod/2000/2
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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