| PAS_1 |
"Dahyabhai of village Raiyali uses the powder of the seeds of Tamarindus indica to cure cattle of diarrhoea. A fine powder of 500 g of tamarind seeds is mixed with half the quantity of water and fed to the cattle. The mixture is administered for five or six days. This will cure diarrhoea in cattle (Honey Bee, 9(2):16, 1998)." |
| PAS_2 |
"Vaidyar M Somu treat diarrhoea in animal with the help of fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum-graecum), coconut flower bunch (Thennampalai) and unripened coconut .Fifty grams of fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is soaked overnight and pounded with one coconut flower bunch (Thennampalai) and ten unripened coconut and fed to the cattle (Honey Bee, 9(3):9, 1998)." |
| Agro Ecological Zone |
Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia ( 2.4, 2.3),Gujarat Plains & Hills Region (XIII) ,North West Zone (GJ-5)
North Saurashtra (GJ-6) |
| 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. |
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| Procedure of Use |
When animal is suffering from acute diarrhoea problem, use green gram (Vigna radiata) which is boiled and fed to the affected animal. The animal is cured of the diarrhoea problem. |
| 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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| Practice ID |
DTP0010000003521 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Annotation ID |
GIAN/GAVL/2091 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Scout |
HBN |
Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)
