Prevalence and therapeutic management of indigestion in milchcows in and around Bhubaneswar of Odisha, India

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and therapeutic management of indigestion in milch cows in and around Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Crossbred milch cows (n=257) with the history of anorexia presented to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, OUAT, Bhubaneswar and in private herds in and around Bhubaneswar were examined for indigestion following standard procedures to identify the type of indigestion leading to decrease in milk yield. Clinical examination, determination of pH, study of rumen protozoa, rumen bacteria were carried out in three different types of indigestion. Amongst the affected animals, 48.33 % (n=58), 21.67 % (n=26) and 30.00 % (n=36) were detected to be affected with simple, acid and alkaline indigestion, respectively. Simple indigestion was higher ( p < 0.05) as compared to acid and alkaline and alkaline indigestion (30 %) was found to be the next to simple indigestion. Ruminal movement varied from 1-4 per 5 min and pH of the rumen fluid ranged from 7.5-8.6 and the idophillic activity of the rumen protozoa was moderate type (+++). Average total count of protozoa was estimated to be 3.5 -4.6 x 10 5 per ml with an average of 4.1 x 10 5 per ml of rumen liquor and drugs used in the study were found efficacious to treat the different types of indigestion.. Rumen bacteria have played role resulting in production of volatile fatty acids and lactic acid thereby decreasing / disturbing the rumen pH to non-physiological levels, reducing efficiency of rumen microflora.

Disorders of forestomach in cattle and buffaloes of Haryana

“…In contrast to the present study, much higher incidence had been reported by various workers, viz. Joshi (1970), Mishra et al (1972, Biswal et al (2016) who reported more than 40% incidence of simple indigestion in cattle and buffaloes. Prasad et al (1972) reported incidence of simple indigestion was more in buffaloes as compared to cattle.…”

Haematobiochemical and electrolytes studies on clinical cases of rumen impaction in murrah buffaloes

“…Rumen impaction is a condition which results mainly due to feeding of poor quality hay, straw or roughages (Prasad and Rekib, 1979) deficient in protein and readily digestible carbohydrate, ingestion of mouldy or decomposed feed, overeating of young grasses, polythene bags, ropes and other plastic materials, and exposure to hot and dry weather conditions which interferes with the flow of ingesta leading to distension of the rumen and passing of scanty or no faeces (Radostits et al, 2010;Vanitha et al, 2010). The forestomach is the major organ involved in digestion of ruminants where due to microbial activity modification of materials of plant origin takes place (Biswal et al, 2016). Persistent anorexia, decreased rumen motility or rumen atony, mucous or mucous coated faeces, occasional diarrhoea, increased pulse rate, abdominal distension, thirst, dehydration, hard consistency of rumen and solid mass on left side on per rectal examination are the major clinical signs (Rao, 1987;Nwity and Chaudhary, 1995;Hussain and Uppal, 2012).…”