Practice Name:

Horns of Cancer

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients Dry leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica)
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Devshankarbhai Ravjibhai Pandya
City Bhavnagar
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address Talaja , Bhavnagar , Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 364001
PAS 1 "Farmer Nanjibhai of district Panchmahal treat horn cancer in cattle. Farmer use mushroom (Agaricus spp) for treatment of horn cancer."
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 DTP0010000006033
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2192
Reference HBN database
Disease Horn cancer
Disease Description Squamous cell carcinoma is a common tumor of cattle affecting the horn and eye. Horn cancer is generally a disease of adult cattle between 5 to 10 years of age and it is commonly observed more in long horned white coat breeds of cattle.
Management Practices Amputation of horn at cornual site

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