| 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 |
Agro-Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Ghat and coastal plain hot humid (6.2),
Agro-Climatic Region (Planning Commission) Western plateau and hills region (IX),
Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Western Ghat Zone - ZARS, Igatpuri, Dist. Nashik
Western Maharashtra Scarcity Zone (MH-6),- ZARS, Solapur
Sub Montane Zone – ZARS, Kolhapur
Plain Zone – ZARS, Ganeshkhind, Pune |
| 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 |
Ratansingh Tejsingh Ad from the Panchmahal of Gujarat prepares a special decoction to cure diarrhoea in animals. He powders around four seeds of kangasior Fever nut (Caesalpinia bonducella) and mixes it with one cup water. He gives this decoction to the affected animal three to four times a day. For a young animal, the dose is reduced to half. This treatment is continued for four to six days. About 20 per cent of people in his village use this method.
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The fever nut plant grows to a height of three or four metres. It bears tiny thorns on stem and twigs. Its leaves are arranged in bunches of eight or 10. The seeds are also covered by a shell like structure with tiny thorns. It grows abundantly on hedges in Middle Gujarat. |
| 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 |
KNW0010000000992 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Annotation ID |
GIAN/GAVL/1319 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Scout |
HBN |
Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)