What to Do When Cattle Have Diarrhea? Treatment Methods for Cattle Diarrhea
In the past, cattle in our country were mainly raised for plowing, but as agriculture has gradually become mechanized, the direction of cattle farming has slowly shifted to meat production. Now, in the process of raising cattle, because cattle move less, more and more problems are appearing. Among them, diarrhea is one, but many people do not know how to solve it. So today, the editor brings you solutions for cattle diarrhea. Let's take a look below!
1. Reduce water content
A large part of the reason for cattle diarrhea is excessive moisture in the feed, or drinking water at an unsuitable temperature. And cattle lying on cold ground can also develop diarrhea, because low temperatures speed up gastric peristalsis, and the feed is not fully digested. So to avoid this situation, try to feed feed with low water content, or reduce the moisture before feeding. Drinking water should be heated to warm water, and bedding should be spread on the floor of the cattle shed to prevent cattle from lying directly on the ground after eating their fill.
2. Reasonably match the feed
Many farmers do not understand how to match feed nutrition when feeding, resulting in cattle not getting comprehensive nutrition from what they eat, or eating too much concentrated feed, so that cattle cannot fully digest the feed and peristalsis speeds up to expel it from the body. If cattle diarrhea is caused by this reason, then first they should be kept off feed for one day, waiting for the cattle to expel all the excess feed from the body. Then reasonably match the feed and control the nutritional ratio in the feed. And an appropriate amount of probiotics and stomach-strengthening and other medicines can be added to the feed to promote the cattle's digestive system and improve feed conversion rate.
3. Ensure feed hygiene
Some cattle farmers, for convenience, buy all the feed the cattle need at one time, but some feed cannot be stored for a long time and is prone to mold. And in order not to waste feed, they still feed this moldy feed and forage, causing cattle food poisoning, damage to the stomach and intestines, and digestive system disorder leading to diarrhea. So when feeding, we should base it on the cattle's demand for feed. Some feed needs to be prepared and fed fresh, and expired moldy feed must absolutely not be fed. When poisoning occurs, medicines such as sodium sulfate can be injected manually to expel the toxins.
4. Deworm in time
There is another cause of diarrhea, which is the appearance of a large number of parasites in the cattle's digestive tract. Parasites also stimulate the cattle's stomach and intestinal digestive tract, damage the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines, and also release toxins. The effects of these multiple aspects will cause abnormal digestion in cattle and the appearance of diarrhea, and diarrhea from this cause, if not handled in time, will last for a very long time. It will also reduce the cattle's appetite, leading to malnutrition in cattle, poor fattening, and so on. So we should regularly carry out deworming work for cattle to prevent stress reactions in cattle.
The above is a brief introduction to solutions for cattle diarrhea. Cattle diarrhea is actually a very common problem, and the treatment methods are also very simple. As long as everyone can find the correct cause of cattle diarrhea and take corresponding measures, that is enough. Do not make simple problems too complicated, otherwise it will not have much effect on treatment. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for reading and supporting.