Praveen Kumar, K. Ravikanth, Shivi Maini, Ankush Reothia
ABSTRACT
In present study the impact of herbal product in treatment of pregnancy toxemia in ewes was examined. 12 ewes tentatively diagnosed for pregnancy toxemia by physical examination, clinical symptoms and presence of ketone bodies in the urine, were randomly divided into two groups (n=6). Group T1 ewes were treated with herbal product AV/KPC/10 (M/S Ayurvet Ltd., Baddi) at the rate of 1tube (300gm)/day/animal for 3-5 days along with fluid administration and group T2 ewes were treated with conventional therapy, propylene glycol (50gm/day) and glycerine (100gm/day), for 2-3 days as per the severity of disease along with fluid therapy of 50% glucose solution @100ml/day. The statistical analysis of the result revealed that in AV/KPC/10 treated group T1 ewes there was significant (P≤0.05) improvement in hemoglobin, PCV, total erythrocyte count (TEC) and total leukocyte count (TLC) as compared to conventional therapy treated group T2 ewes. AV/KPC/10 treatment in group T1 ewes efficiently restored the altered hematological as well as biochemical parameters as compared to that of conventional therapy treated group T2 ewes. In the present clinico-therapeutic trial, AV/KPC/10 herbal gel was found effective to treat pregnancy toxemia in ewes in comparison to conventional therapy.
Keywords: Herbal gel, pregnancy toxemia, ewes, glucose, hemoglobin