| PAS_1 |
"Diarrhoea in adult cattle."https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/beef-cattle/diarrhoea-adult-cattle |
| PAS_2 |
"Antimicrobial use in the treatment of calf diarrhea."https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14765726/ |
| Agro Ecological Zone |
Eastern Coastal Plain, Hot Subhumid To Se (18.2) |
| Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs |
Animals with diarrhoea have certain symptoms like: Lose water and salt from their bodies, Animals become weak and thin, Loss of appetite, Lose watery feaces contains mucous and sometimes blood comes along with feaces, Loss of milk production and animals can die if treatment gets delayed |
| Disease Description |
Diarrhoea is a multifactorial disease entity that can have serious financial and animal welfare implications in dairy herds. It has been estimated that 75% of early calf mortality in dairy herds is caused by acute diarrhoea in the pre-weaning period. |
| Disease Control |
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| Disease Prevention |
reversing dehydration by providing fluids (replacement electrolytes), meeting energy requirements (milk feeds or energy supplements), providing intestinal protectants such as kaolin, providing a warm, dry environment for the calf. |
| Precautions |
Maintain food quality in animal as well as maintain hygienic condition in herd. |
| Procedure of Use |
Vaidyar M Somu from the Vedharanyam taluka of the Nagapattinaml district in Tamil Nadu prepares a special formulation to cure animals suffering from diarrhoea. Somu soaks 50 grams of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds overnight and pounds with one coconut flower bunch or Thennampalai and 10 unripened coconuts. He then feeds this to the affected animal.
After a little while regular feed is given. This treatment generally cures diarrhoea with only one dosage. If it does not, then the dosage can be repeated on the second day. |
| Etiology Causative Agent |
Where diarrhoea is the most obvious sign, the primary causes can be thought of broadly in two different groups, nutritional and infectious. 1) Nutritional causes include: acidosis (e.g. grain overload), lush green feed, cobalt or selenium deficiency, copper deficiency or toxicity. 2) Infectious causes include: worms viruses (e.g. bovine viral diarrhoea virus), bacteria (e.g. Salmonella or Yersinia). It is important to remember that some infectious causes of diarrhoea, such as Salmonella and Yersinia, can potentially affect humans. Always practise high levels of hygiene when dealing with sick cattle. |
| Global Context |
"HOW TO STOP DIARRHEA IN CATTLE."https://animals.mom.com/how-to-stop-diarrhea-in-cattle-4492381.html |
| Lesson Implication |
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| Other Medications / Treatments |
"Cauces and treatments of Diaarrhoea"https://www.slideshare.net/growelagrovet/causes-treatment-of-diarrhoea-in-cattle |
| Limitations of Approaches |
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| Other Community Practices |
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| Practice ID |
KNW0010000000702 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Annotation ID |
GIAN/GAVL/1277 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Scout |
HBN |
Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)