Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cristobalite treatment shortens diarrhea recovery in newborn calves
By Ozcan, U et al.·Published in Polish journal of veterinary sciences·2022·Department of Internal Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Therapeutic potential of cristobalite in the treatment of calf diarrhea.
- Species:
- cattle
Plain-English summary
A group of 25 neonatal calves suffering from diarrhea was treated to see if adding cristobalite, a type of zeolite, would help. Half of the calves received standard treatment, while the other half got cristobalite along with their regular care. The calves that received cristobalite recovered about a day faster and showed less viral shedding compared to those that only received conventional treatment. This suggests that cristobalite may be an effective addition to treating diarrhea in young calves.
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Abstract
Calf diarrhea continues to be the major problem of calves in the neonatal period. The effect of zeolites has been increasingly studied in ruminant health in recent years. In the present study, the efficacy of cristobalite, a zeolite, in neonatal calf diarrhea was studied first time. For this purpose, twenty-five neonatal calves with diarrheas were divided into two groups, and Group 1 (n=12) received conventional treatment and Group 2 (n=13) received cristobalite (Zoosorb 10 mg/kg) orally 3 times a day in addition to conventional treatment. Escherichia coli k99 and CS31a, bovine rotavirus and bovine coronavirus were isolated from fecal samples at the beginning of the treatment, on the third day and before discharge. It was determined that the recovery period in Group 2 was 0.95 (20.6%) days shorter than in Group 1 (p⟨0.05) while no viral agents were found on the fifth day in Group 2, viral shedding continued in 4 of 5 calves in Group 1. In conclusion, the study revealed that cristobalite speeds the recovery time and possibly decreases viral shedding in neonatal calf diarrhea, demonstrating a remarkable efficiency in the treatment.
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