Practice Name:

Barks to Cure Diarrhoea

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Diarrhoea
Disease Attak Stage	Diarrhoea is a common complaint in youne calves (particularly in the first few months of life)
Disease Common Name
Disease Group	digestive system
Disease Distribution

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Manabhai Rangjibhai Pargi
City / District	Dahod
KVK District	Krushi Vigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Dahod
Address	Mu. Khedaya, Po. Pratapgadh, Santrampur, Dahod, Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	389151

PAS_1	"Farmer Ayyathurai Konar of distrct Madurai treats diarrhoea in animal with the help of paala leaves. Approximately one kg of leaves of ‘paala’ (Wrightia tinctoria) are macerated and pounded and given to animals for curing diarrohea."
PAS_2	"Farmer Devrambhai of district Mehsana treat diarrhoea in cattle. Crushed seeds (about 8-10 ) of 'jambu' (Syzygium cumini) are administered to cure the disease."
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	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
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	To cure diarrhoea in animals, 100 gram bark of shimla (Bombax ceiba) tree, teak (Tectona grandis) and sitari tree is crushed to extract. Add water to it. The concoction thus prepared is drenched to the animal in a single dose. The animal gets complete relief from diarrhoea with just a single dose.
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	diarrhoea in calves spreads worldwide. It is more common in young animals than adult animals.
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments	Norfloxacin and Tinidazole is found to be most effective treatment in bacterial and protozoal diarrhoea.
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003126
Reference	dahod-99/1
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1445
Reference	dahod-99/1
Scout	HBN