Author(s): Kuldeep Kumar, Brahmanand, CS Sharma, Surendra Koli and Shreya Gupta

Abstract: The present investigation was conducted on cattle suffering from fever at Veterinary Clinical Complex, Apollo College of Veterinary Medicine, as well as in animals of individual house holding in Jaipur district of Rajasthan to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic efficacy of herbal formulation AV/AAC/18 which was provided by M/s. Ayurvet Limited, India. In this trial, a total 30 cattle affected with fever were randomly allocated to control (Group 1) and treatment group (Group T1) having fifteen cattle in each group. Group T1 was treated with injection enrofloxacin @ 5 mg /kg, b.wt., bid, i.m. + AV/AAC/18 @ 50 ml, p. o., bid, till recovery and Group 1 was treated with injection Enrofloxacin @ 5 mg /kg, b.wt., i.m., bid, injection- Melonex plus (meloxicam + paracetamol) @ 1 ml/10 kg b.wt., i.m., bid., till recovery. Various parameters viz. rectal temperature, respiration rate, pulse rate, heart rate, rumination frequency, feed consumption per animal were recorded pre-treatment and post-treatment. It was observed that AV/AAC/18 showed comparable therapeutic effect with allopathic drug in management of fever and inflammation in cattle. Looking to the recovery status in rectal temperature, respiration rate, pulse rate, heart rate, rumination frequency, frequency and consistency of dung, feed consumption in treatment group it was concluded that product AV/AAC/18 was efficacious in improving from fever and inflammation and can be used along with antibiotics therapy for management of fever and inflammation in cattle.

DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2024.v8.i1c.328