Practice Name:

The Problem of Indigestion Found in Young Calves is Cured

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Indigestion
Disease Attak Stage	At any age
Disease Common Name	Ruminal atony
Disease Group	Digestive disease
Disease Distribution	Wordwide

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Documented by Venkataramanyya Bhagya
City / District	Bangalore
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hadonahalli ,Thubagere hobli, Doddaballapura Taluk, Bengaluru Rural District - 561 205,
Address	Kanakapura
Languages Spoken	Kannada
Vocation	Farmer
State	Karnataka
PIN Code	560025

PAS_1	"Bahal Singh treat indigestion in cattle by using Black pepper and ‘jouphal’ (Myristica fragrans) and ghee. Black pepper and ‘jouphal’ (Myristica fragrans) are ground well and the powder is roasted and mixed with ghee.This mixture is fed to the ailing animal. animal will cure (Honey Bee, 9(3):11, 1998)."
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Eastern Ghats And TamilNadu Uplands And D (8.2) (8.2) Southern Plateau and Hills Region (X) Eastern Dry Zone (KA-5)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs	The rumen is usually full, firm, and doughy. Primary contractions are decreased in rate or absent, but secondary contractions may be present although usually decreased in strength. Temperature, pulse, and respiration are normal. The feces are normal to firm in consistency but reduced in amount.
Disease Description	The simple accumulation of excessive quantitiesof relatively indigestible feed may physically impair rumen function for 24-48 hr. The disease is common in hand-fed dairy and beef cattle and rarely seen in sheep
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use	The villagers from Herindya village in Kanakapura taluka in Karnataka use castor oil, rock salt, ginger powder (Zingiber officinale) , pepper (Piper nigrum) and powdered false waterwillow (Andrographis paniculata) to cure the indigestion in calves. The calves are fed aorund half a litre of castor oil and made to pass motions. Then the villagers mix 100 grams of rock salt, dry ginger powder, powdered false waterwillow and store in a bottle. This mixture is given to the diseased animal at regular intervals. The animal is also fed with a mixture of powdered ginger and pepper mixed with water. This cures the problem of indigestion in the calves.
Etiology Causative Agent	1) Sudden ingestion of excessive quantities of highly palatable feeds such as corn or grasssilage or excessive quantities of relatively indigestible, poor-quality roughage during winter. 2) During drought, cattle and sheep may be forced to eat large quantities of poor-quality straw,bedding, or scrub.
Global Context	Indigestion in cattle is spread worldwide. The condition is more common in non-descriptive cattle than dairy cattle.
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	KNW0010000001244
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1702
Reference	HBN database
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