Practice Name:

Bloat in Animal

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients Weeds of asthma plant (Euphorbia hirta)
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Maganbhai Popatbhai Sheldiya
City Amreli
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amreli
Address Khambha
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 365601
PAS 1 "Farmer Lakhmanbhai of district Panchmahal treat ruminal tympany in animal. One ripe and one unripe fruit of "saydesraa" are collected from river bank or jungle and pounded thoroughly to obtain its juice which is later drenched to the animal once or twice."
PAS 2 "Nanjibhai of district Panchmahal treat bloat in animal by using leaf of betel, salt, bark of vasaka and water. If animal suffers from bloat just after parturition, take mixture of 100 g leaf of betel (Piper betle), 100 g salt containing iodine and 250 g bark of vasaka (Adhatoda vasica) are dissolved in water. This solution is drenched to the animal with the use of drenching pipe. Animal may get relief after 2-4 days."
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) ,Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) South Saurashtra (GJ-7)
Practice ID DTP0010000003647
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2135
Reference HBN database
Disease Bloat
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

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