| Category | Veterinary Care |
| Scout | HBN |
| Ingredients | Tea (Thea sinensis) dust, black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds, wheat (Triticum aestivum) flour |
| Innovator / Knowledge Provider | Bhalabhai Virabhai Rabari |
| City | Amreli |
| KVK District | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amreli |
| Address | Khambla |
| Languages Spoken | Gujarati |
| Vocation | Farmer |
| State | Gujarat |
| PIN Code | 365601 |
| 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)." |
| 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) |
| Community Practices | "To cure diarrhoea,Baria Ramsinghbhai powders 200 g each of the bank of Khakhro(Buteamonosperma), 'mahudo'(Mahuvalatifolia), and khair(Acacia catechu). Then some water is added and the solution is heated,cooled and allowed to stand overnight. Next morning it is filtered and two bowls are fed to the animal, once in the morning and once in the evening. This is done for two days to control the diarrhoea (Honey Bee, 8(2):14, 1997)" |
| Practice ID | DTP0010000003659 |
| Annotation ID | GIAN/GAVL/2141 |
| Reference | HBN database |
| Disease | Diarrhoea |
| 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. |
| Management Practices | Norfloxacin and Tinidazole is found to be most effective treatment in bacterial and protozoal diarrhoea. |
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