Practice Name:

Retention of Placenta in Cows

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients Jaggery, grass extract, crown flower (akda, Calotropis gigantea), (Camellia sinensis)
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Mr. Govindbhai Mansinghbhai Sitapara
City Morbi
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Junagadh Agricultural University, Dry Farming Research Station, Targhadia(RAJKOT)-360003
Address Va Mahika Wakaner Morbi
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 363621
PAS 1 Cow/buffalo undergoes a lot of stress while calving, therefore, the animal should be given light, palatable, mild laxative ration containing warm rice gruel, boiled rice/ wheat bran, boiled millet or wheat mixed with edible oil, bypass fat, Jaggery, Soya, Asafoetida, Methi, Black Cumin, ginger etc. for 2 to 3 days after calving. This kind of diet is also helpful in early expulsion of placenta. (Nutritional Care After Calving, https://www.nddb.coop/farmer/animal-nutrition/nutritional-care-after-calving )
PAS 2 Curcuma amadaRoxb. : 100gm of dried rhizome is mixed with blacksalt ,100 gm of Piper nigrum (Kalimirch),100 gm seedsof Trachyspermum ammi (Ajwain),250 gm ofJaggery,100gm ghee is given once a day for easyremoval of placenta after delivery. (http://ijsrst.com/paper/2068.pdf)
PAS 3 Bamboo leaves and bark are boiled with paddy husk and fed tocows for expulsion of placenta (Verma, 1998). Ficus benghalensis is used for treatment of retained placenta (Vale, 1997).Leaves and twigs of ber (Zyzyphus mauritiana) are collectedand burnt. The ash is given to the animal along with water toinduce the placenta to drop (Baraiay, 1994). About 250 g ofleaves of jingara is used for retention of placenta with 60%success rate (Rabari, 1994). (Herbal Treatment in Animal Reproduction, http://pphouse.org/upload_article/16_IJBSM_Sept_2013_Perumal_et_al.pdf )
PAS 4 Prevention of retained placenta (http://www.partners-in-reproduction.com/reproduction-cattle/therapy-retained-placenta.asp)
PAS 5 Treatment of the retained placenta in dairy cows: Comparison of a systematic antibiosis with an oral administered herbal powder based on traditional Chinese veterinary medicine (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311961631_Treatment_of_the_retained_placenta_in_dairy_cows_Comparison_of_a_systematic_antibiosis_with_an_oral_administered_herbal_powder_based_on_traditional_Chinese_veterinary_medicine)
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathiawar Peninsula, Hot Arid Eco-Region (2.4)Agro-Climatic Zone (PlanningCommission)Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Community Practices Present study deals 28 etnoveterinary plants species belongs to 16 families and 26 genera used againstretention of placenta disease in cattle.Ethnoveterinary Studies of Plants Used in Retention of Placentaof Cattle in Nimar Region (M.P.). (http://ijsrst.com/paper/2068.pdf)
Practice ID DTP0010000000194
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2005
Reference http://www.honeybee.org/hb_inno_detail.php?ID=DTP0010000000194&lang_name=en&page=1&search_case=%20Retention%20of%20Placenta%20in%20Cows
Disease Description Cow does not spontaneously discard her placenta after calving

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