Evaluation of Ayurvedic Veterinary Medicine, Tyrel® for Treatment of Bloat in Ruminants

The present study was carried out to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of ayurvedic veterinary medicine Tyrel ® (M/s Natural Remedies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India) for treatment of ruminants suffering from bloat following oral administration. A total of 17 ruminant animals (lactating dairy cows, buffaloes, goats and bullocks) of 1 to 9 years age diagnosed with bloat were administered with an herbal medicine Tyrel ® till complete recovery. The study parameters viz. rectal temperature, relief from distention of left side abdomen, ruminal motility and product satisfaction score, response time and recovery period were assessed to evaluate the efficacy of Tyrel ® . Oral administration of Tyrel ® produced a significant improvement in restoration of normal rectal temperature (p < 0.01) and ruminal motility (p < 0.001) and relief from distention of left side abdomen (p < 0.001). The results indicate that Tyrel ® could be effective in amelioration of bloat due to acidosis, ruminal stasis and simple indigestion in ruminants, which is evident through reduction in distention of left side abdomen and improvement in ruminal motility. It is also inferred from the study that the ruminant animals were recovered completely from bloat on an average of seventeen hours following administration of 2 doses of Tyrel ® .