Practice Name:

Cockscomb as Bloat Cure

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients Ashes of dry wood of cockscomb (Celosia argentea), water
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Mr. Iswarbhai Kandas Patel
City Ahmedabad
KVK District KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address Ghumma Daskroi Ahmedabad
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 380058
PAS 1 Cockscomb feed additive for livestock https://patents.google.com/patent/CN105341331A/en
PAS 2 Antimicrobial activity of Celosia argentea L. in the Hyderabad Karnataka region The C. argentea has great medicinal value, used in the treatment of fatigue, leucorrhoea, atherosclerosis and osteoporosis and the seeds have been used for reducing the “liver heat”, improving the eye sight, clearing wind heat and as an anti- inflammatory agent. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328412877_Antimicrobial_activity_of_Celosia_argentea_L_in_the_Hyderabad_Karnataka_region)
Agro Ecological Zone Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3) ,Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII),Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49
Community Practices http://nif.org.in/innovation/herbal-medication-for-curing-bloat-in-animals/791, http://nif.org.in/innovation/herbal-treatment-of-bloat-in-cattle/960
Practice ID DTP0010000000296
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1852
Reference HBN database
Disease Description Bloat is a seasonal problem in both dairy and beef cattle. The condition is usually precipitated by the rapid consumption of lush legume pasture species (especially clover and lucerne) in spring. (http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/pests-diseases-and-weeds/animal-diseases/beef-and-dairy-cows/bloat-prevention-in-pasture-fed-beef-cattle)
Management Practices Package of Practices of Bloat management in cow (BS669https:AR669//kvk.icar.gov.iPI/Content/PPupload/k0156_11.pdf) -Phytochemical groups with effect on galactopoiesis - Polyphenols Improve milk yield, concentration of milk protein and ovulation rate, prevent bloat in cattle, reducegastrointestinal nematode numbers and fly strike. http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.7/May-2014/11.pdf
Technology Transfer Terms Licensing / Technical Support / Consultancy / Turn Key Project

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