Practice Name:

Bronchitic Cough in Cattle

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Bronchitic cough
Disease Attak Stage	At any age
Disease Common Name	Bronchitic cough
Disease Group	Respiratory disease
Disease Distribution	Worldwide

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Danabhai Laxmanbhai Parmar
City / District	Amreli
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amreli
Address	Babara
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	365601

PAS_1	Abelmoschus esculentus (Family-Solanaceae), Abies pindrow Royle (Family-Amaranthaceae), Abrus precatorius (Family-Fabaceae) and Acacia arabica are used for treatment of cough (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6145130/).
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) ,Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) South Saurashtra (GJ-7)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs	Inflammation or swelling of bronchi, Production of clear, white, yellow, grey or green cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, fever, chest pain & discomfert, blocked or runny nose
Disease Description	Bronchitis ia an inflammation or swelling of the bronchial tubes (bronchi), the air passages between nose and the lungs. More specifically, bronchitis is when the lining of the bronchial tubes becomes inflammed and infected. There are 2 types of bronchial cough that is acute and chronic.
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions	Manage predisposing factors and causative agents
Procedure of Use	Farmer Danabhai of district Amreli treat Bronchial cough in cattle. Uproot a couple of parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeate) weeds and discard the roots. Pound the stem, branches, twigs and leaves to obtain about 50 grams of paste. Add this paste to 100 grams of chilli powder (Capsicum annuum). Dissolve the slurry in 500 millilitres buttermilk and stir well. Force this concoction down the throat of the coughing animal. Drenching once daily for two to three days clears the windpipe completely and the animal stops coughing.
Etiology Causative Agent	It is caused by virus, bacteria and other particles that irritate the bronchial tubes.
Global Context
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments	Use appropriate antibiotics
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	DTP0010000003635
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/2130
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN