Prevention and Treatment Methods and Technical Key Points for Winter Dysentery in Cattle

1. Prevention.

The transmission route of this disease is infection through the digestive tract; therefore, cattle kept indoors in winter should have improved feeding management and environmental disinfection. Sick animals should be isolated and treated promptly, and the equipment and secretions of sick animals should be thoroughly disinfected. Manure must be strictly prevented from contaminating feed and drinking water, and manure management and harmless treatment should be strengthened.

2. Treatment.

This disease is mainly treated with symptomatic therapy. An equal-volume mixture of turpentine oil and creolin can be given orally, 25-50 milliliters each time, twice daily. For severely affected animals, fluid replacement should be given promptly, such as 2000-3000 milliliters of glucose saline, 100 milliliters of vitamin C, and 100 milliliters of 1.1% sodium chloride, mixed evenly and injected intravenously at one time. Traditional Chinese medical therapy follows the principles of dispelling cold and transforming dampness, and eliminating stagnation and stopping diarrhea. Tetracycline antibiotics, streptomycin, or gentamicin may also be selected for treatment. For individual cases where the medication effect is not obvious, it should be considered that the pathogenic bacteria have developed drug resistance, and based on the results of drug sensitivity testing, sensitive drugs should be used instead.