Practice Name:

Cattle feed during drought

Details

Category Veterinary Care
Scout HBN
Ingredients Use of cactus (Euphorbia nivulia) as cattle feed.
Innovator / Knowledge Provider Ajmalbhai Chavda
City Surendranagar
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra,Nanakanthasar, Ta.-Chotila,Distt. Surendranagar-363520
Address Vaghada village in Patdi taluka of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 382765
PAS 1 " Farmar Baldevbhai Magandas Patel fed fodder during drought in cattle. They feed different parts like leaves, branches, and twigs of the ber tree to the animals. They also feed small branches along with the leaves of Imli (Tamarindus Indica), Subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) and Shevari (Sesbania sesban) trees ( Honey Bee, 2(1):22, 1991)."
Agro Ecological Zone Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3),Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) ,North West Zone (GJ-5) North Saurashtra (GJ-6)
Community Practices " Farmer Dahyabhai Ramsinh Solanki of district Kutch feeds baval during drought in cattle. Pods of baval(Acacia arabica) tree mixed with flour of any cereals and jaggery are fed to their animals ( Honey Bee, 2(1):22, 1991)."
Practice ID DTP0010000000006
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/2237
Reference HBN database
Disease Use of cactus as cattle feed.

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