Practice Name:

Diarrhoea in Animal

Affected Animal	Cattle , Buffalo
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	1. Bos Taurus and 2. Bubalus bubalis
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	1. Gai, gau. 2. Bhais, bhohis
Category	Veterinary Care
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Lubhabhai Dulabhai
City / District	Bhavnagar
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At- Lok Bharati Sanosara, Ta- Sinhor, Dist.-Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Address	At po Khutvada (mota), Muhuwa, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	364280

PAS_1	"For treatment of diarrhoea, Jayashreeben and Jagadishbhai Patel of district Ahmedabad use juice of billipatra (Aegle marmelos L.) roots extracted in water and give to the ailing animal. This will cure the problem in cattle (Honey Bee, 21 (4), 12, 2010)."
PAS_2	"To cure animals suffering from diarrhoea, Rathava Jatanbhai Bhalubhai follows a traditional method using bark of khakhara (Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.), jambu (rose-apple, Syzygium cumini L. or Eugenia jambolana Lam.) and sag (teak, Tectona grandis L.). He takes 100 g bark of khakhara, jambu and sag, grinds them and soaks the mixture in one litre water for half an hour. He then filters the solution and the paste obtained is given to the ailing animals twice a day for two days. This will cure diarrhoea in animal (Honey Bee 19(2): 8, 2008)."
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain (5.1) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat Plains and hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra, South Saurashtra (GJ-6,GJ-7)
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Procedure of Use	Use of thorn apple (Datura metel) and pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) for curing diarrhoea in animal. Frequent stinking watery faeces, weakness, decreased interest in feeds and fluids and distress - these are the some of the symptoms observed in animal affected with diarrhoea. All kinds of animals are prone to this ailment, which occurs due to variety of reasons. For curing this condition, farmer Nanubhai Becharbhai Mavani from Bhavnagar district of Gujarat feeds the affected animal 6 leaves of thorn apple (Datura metel) pressed within the thick chuppaty made of pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) flour at every 4 hours, three times a day for 4 days. This cures diarrhoea in animal and it resumes the normal activities.
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Limitations of Approaches	local availability of herbal ingredients, their parts in particular form, vehicle to use the preparations; induction of proper dosage, etc.
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000000746
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1806
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN