Practice Name:

Treatment of Diarrhoea in Animals

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Cold and Diarrhoea
Disease Attak Stage	At any stage
Disease Common Name	dysentery. flux. Montezuma's revenge. the runs. the trots.
Disease Group	nutritional and infectious
Disease Distribution	It has worldwide occurrence.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Savsinghbhai Bijiyabhai Machhar
City / District	Dahod
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod
Address	Dahod , Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	389151

PAS_1	"Evaluation of anti-diarrhoeal effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of fruit pulp of Terminalia belerica in rats" - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269758842_Evaluation_of_anti-diarrhoeal_effect_of_aqueous_and_ethanolic_extracts_of_fruit_pulp_of_Terminalia_belerica_in_rats
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	Moderate to severe dehydration. Abdominal pain. Depression. Melena or hematochezia. Presence of an abdominal mass or dilated loop of bowel. Frequent vomiting. Signs of systemic illness, such as: Ascites. Lymphadenopathy. Coughing.
Disease Description	In diarrhoea, the intestine fails to adequately absorb fluids, and/or secretion into the intestine is increased. Loss of fluids through diarrhoea produces dehydration and the loss of certain body salts. Diarrhoea causes a change in body tissue composition and severe depression in the animal.
Disease Control	Depending on the cause of diarrhoea, treatment options may include responsible use of antibiotics or anthelminthics, anti-inflammatories, rehydration fluids, vaccination, mineral supplementation and ration management. Note that antibiotics are only useful if the cause is a bacterial infection.
Disease Prevention	Prevention. Identifying the cause of diarrhoea in the herd will allow you to make a sound plan about how to prevent or minimise the effect. This can include reviewing rations, grazing plans, worm management and biosecurity practices.
Precautions
Procedure of Use	In case of diarrhoea, the hind part of the animal remains covered with stinking and watery faeces, sometimes with blood and mucous matter. The affected animal remains aloof and shows little or no interest in feeding. To tackle the problem, farmer Savsingbhai Machhar, of Dahod district of Gujarat, pounds five seeds of "bhingolia" (Merremia tridentata) creeper into a fine powder and mixes this powder in a glassful of water. After stirring it well, he administers 200 millilitre of this solution to the animal twice daily for two days. This helps the animal recover from diarrhoea in three to four days. There is no side-effect to this medicine. "Bhingolia" is a creeper. Its globular fruits are used as tops by children in play.
Etiology Causative Agent	Infectious causes include: worms. viruses (e.g. bovine viral diarrhoea virus) bacteria (e.g. Salmonella or Yersinia - see the Bacterial diarrhoea heading below)
Global Context	Spread world wide
Lesson Implication	Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) is most common in young cattle (6–24 mo old). ... distinguished from other viral diseases that produce diarrhea and mucosal lesions.
Other Medications / Treatments
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003006
Reference	Dahod/99/6
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1238
Reference	Dahod/99/6
Scout	HBN