| 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) 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 |
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| Precautions |
Maintain food quality in animal as well as maintain hygienic condition in herd. |
| Procedure of Use |
Farmer Bhohbabhai Sardarbhai Chavda cure diarrhoea in cattle by using bark of drumstick (Moringa oleifera), Indian elm (Holoptelia integrifolia), tree of heaven (Ailanthus excelsa) and roots of desert date (Balanites roxburghii). For treatment of diarrhoea in animals due to feeding of green fodder, use of mixture of powders of bark of drumstick (Moringa oleifera), Indian elm (Holoptelia integrifolia), tree of heaven (Ailanthus excelsa) and roots of desert date (Balanites roxburghii), orally to get successful results. |
| 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 |
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| Other Medications / Treatments |
Norfloxacin and Tinidazole is found to be most effective treatment in bacterial and protozoal diarrhoea. |
| Limitations of Approaches |
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| Other Community Practices |
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| Practice ID |
DTP0010000003350 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Annotation ID |
GIAN/GAVL/2034 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Scout |
HBN |
Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)