| 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 (Honey Bee, 9(2):16, 1998)." |
| PAS_2 |
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| 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 |
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 |
Bholabhai Rabari prepares an antidiarrhoeal from tea (Thea sinensis)and black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds to treat cattle in distress. Add a teaspoonful of black cumin seeds to a cup of tea dust. Mix well and place this mixture at the core of a dough made of wheat (Triticum aestivum) flour. Feed this dough to the ailing animal along with fodder twice a day for two days. |
| 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. |
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| Other Medications / Treatments |
Norfloxacin and Tinidazole is found to be most effective treatment in bacterial and protozoal diarrhoea. |
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| Practice ID |
DTP0010000003659 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Annotation ID |
GIAN/GAVL/2141 |
| Reference |
HBN database |
| Scout |
HBN |
Honey Bee Network Knowledge & Innovation Database (HBNKIND)