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Efficacy of non antibiotic feed additives to treat post weaning
diarrhoea in piglets |
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KB Choudhury1, B
Debnath1, MJ Saxena2, K Ravikanth2, M
Dandale2, Shivi Maini2
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1Department of Animal
Sciences, CVSc & A.H., R.K. Nagar, West Tripura, India; 2R &
D Centre, Ayurvet Ltd, Baddi, HP, India
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Abstract |
A field trial on efficacy of
Salcochek against weaning diarrhoea of piglets was undertaken. Twenty
five White Yorkshire piglets of one month age irrespective of sex were
divided into five different groups. Twenty piglets were diarrhoeac and 5
were healthy. Group A-C was treatments, comprising diarrhoeac piglets
only. Group A piglets were treated with Ciprofloxacin-Tinidazole tab at
the rate of 10 mg/kg body weight for 3-5 days. Group B was treated with
mixture of Salcochek at the rate of 0.5kg/tonne of feed and
Ciprofloxacin-Tinidazole at the rate of 10mg/kg body weight for 3-5 days
depending upon severity of condition. Group C piglets were treated with
Salcochek at the level of 1kg/tonne of feed for 3-5 days depending upon
severity of condition. Group D was positive control, comprising of
untreated diarrhoeac piglets. Group E was retained as negative control,
comprising healthy piglet without any history of diarrhoea. Body weight
was highest in group B treated with combined therapy of Salcochek and
followed by healthy control group E, Salcochek alone treated group C and
lastly in Ciprofloxacin -Tinidazole treated group A. Diarrhoeac piglets
from group D had subnormal body weight. Ciprofloxacin-Tinidazole treated
diarrhoeac piglets recovered in 4 days, while in combined as well as
Salcochek alone treated piglets recovered in three days. Mortality of 20
and 60% was recorded in Ciprofloxacin-Tinidazole treated and untreated
diarrhoeac piglets respectively, while there was no mortality in
Salcochek treated groups. It can be concluded that Salcochek is
efficacious in treatment of diarrhoea in piglets.
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Keywords:
Herbal; Salcochek; diarrhoea; weaning piglet; antibiotic |
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To cite this article:
Choudhury KB, B Debnath, MJ Saxena, K Ravikanth, M Dandale, S Maini, 2013.
Efficacy of non antibiotic feed additives to
treat post weaning diarrhoea in piglets.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci.,
3(6), 153-156. |
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