Practice Name:

Traumatic Reticulo Peritonitis in Animal


Affected Animal Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name) Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy) Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular) Gai, Gau
Category Veterinary Care
Disease Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis
Disease Attak Stage At any stage
Disease Common Name
Disease Group
Disease Distribution It has worldwide occurrence.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Narjibhai Hirabhai Pargi
City / District Dahod
KVK District Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod
Address Mu. Sarami , Santarampur , Dahod , Gujarat
Languages Spoken Gujarati
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 389172

PAS_1 Plants Used in Animal Care - https://www.anthra.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Plants-Used-in-Animal-Care-Anthra.pdf
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Madhya Bharat plateau Western Malwa plateau, Eastern Gujarat plain, Vindhyan and Satpura range and Narmada Valley hot, moist semi-arid eco-subregion (5.2), Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) , Agro-Climatic Zone (NARP) Middle Gujarat Zone (GJ-3)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs "Clinical signs of TRP have been described in a number of reference texts [6, 8, 9]. Acute disease usually results in distinct signs that include anorexia, decreased milk production, fever, ruminal atony and tympany, abdominal pain, arched back, abdominal guarding and tense abdomen" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5838859/#:~:text=Clinical%20signs%20of%20TRP%20have,6%2C%208%2C%209%5D.
Disease Description "Traumatic reticuloperitonitis is most common in mature dairy cattle, occasionally seen in beef cattle, and rarely reported in other ruminants. Cattle commonly ingest foreign objects, because they do not discriminate against metal materials in feed and do not completely masticate feed before swallowing." https://www.msdvetmanual.com/digestive-system/diseases-of-the-ruminant-forestomach/traumatic-reticuloperitonitis#:~:text=Traumatic%20reticuloperitonitis%20is%20most%20common,completely%20masticate%20feed%20before%20swallowing.
Disease Control "Antimicrobials should be administered perioperatively. Medical treatment involves administration of antimicrobials to control the peritonitis and a magnet to prevent recurrence." https://www.msdvetmanual.com/digestive-system/diseases-of-the-ruminant-forestomach/traumatic-reticuloperitonitis
Disease Prevention "Usually, the magnet remains in the reticulum and holds any ferromagnetic objects on its surface. There is good evidence that giving magnets to all herd replacement heifers and bulls at ~1 yr of age minimizes the incidence of traumatic reticuloperitonitis." https://www.msdvetmanual.com/digestive-system/diseases-of-the-ruminant-forestomach/traumatic-reticuloperitonitis#:~:text=Usually%2C%20the%20magnet%20remains%20in,the%20incidence%20of%20traumatic%20reticuloperitonitis.
Precautions
Procedure of Use While eating grass or fodder, animal sometime swallows indigestible things like iron nails, fragments of iron/metal etc. This can cause internal injury to animal. Innovator uses bark of rohida tree (Tecomella undulata) to cure animals suffering from this problem. About 500 g bark of rohida tree is pounded. Then half litre of water is added to it. The mixture is then filtered through a cloth and drenched to the animal. A dose of 500 g of this mixture is drenched to the animal daily for next three to four days. This treatment either dissolves swallowed metal in the stomach or passes out with excrement. The practice is widely used among the farmers of this area. Leaves of rohida are similar in shape to leaves of karli but are larger in size. Milky white liquid follows when torned. Leaves are saffron red in colour.
Etiology Causative Agent "Traumatic reticuloperitonitis develops as a consequence of perforation of the reticulum. It is important as a differential diagnosis of other diseases marked by stasis of the GI tract, because it causes similar signs." https://www.msdvetmanual.com/digestive-system/diseases-of-the-ruminant-forestomach/traumatic-reticuloperitonitis#:~:text=Traumatic%20reticuloperitonitis%20develops%20as%20a,because%20it%20causes%20similar%20signs.
Global Context Spread world wide
Lesson Implication "Perforation of the wall of the reticulum allows leakage of ingesta and bacteria, which contaminates the peritoneal cavity. The resulting peritonitis is generally localized and frequently results in adhesions. Less commonly, a more severe diffuse peritonitis develops." - https://www.msdvetmanual.com/digestive-system/diseases-of-the-ruminant-forestomach/traumatic-reticuloperitonitis
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Practice ID DTP0010000002875
Reference lok(5)3, May-June-2000, Pg No. 8
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1194
Reference lok(5)3, May-June-2000, Pg No. 8
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