Practice Name:

Diarrhoea in Animal

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	Valabhai Kohyabhai Jadav
City / District	Panchmahal
KVK District	Krishi Vignyan Kendra,Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik. PIN 422 005
Address	Mu.Po. Kothamba, Lunavada, Panchmahals, Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	389001

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) 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
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	For curing the diarrhoea, 250 g young shoots, 250 g leaves and 500 g bark of mango (Mangifera indica) are pounded together and then boiled in 2 L water till 1 L water is left. The decoction is allowed to cool and 250 g administered to the animal in morning and evening for two days by drench pipe. This will cure diarrhoea in animal.
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	DTP0010000003229
Reference	Panchmahal/2000/4
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1478
Reference	Panchmahal/2000/4
Scout	HBN