PHYTOTHERAPY FOR ENDOMETRITIS AND SUBSEQUENT CONCEPTION RATE IN REPEAT BREEDING CROSSBRED COWS

Abstract

The present study was conducted to study the comparative effect of herbal extract of garlic (crude) and
ashwagandha (hydro-ethanolic) with antibiotic ciprofloxacin for the treatment of endometritis and repeat breeding
condition in cross bred cows. Sixty four repeat breeding cross bred cows with endometritis were divided into eight
groups and treated with PBS, antibiotic ciprofloxacin Ashwagandha 1/U, garlic 1/U, ashwagandha oral, ashwagandha
oral+ garlic 1/U ashwagandha + garlic 1/U, ashwagandha oral+ 1/U, respectively at estrus. At subsequent estrus
after treatment, majority of cows treated with herbal extracts and antibiotic showed better recovery rate evidenced
on the basis of clear mucus discharge, negative reaction to white side test, reduction in bacterial load in cervical
mucus. Better conception rate was observed in ashwagandha + garlic group at par with ciprofloxacin treated group
due to their synergistic effect in combating infection and good immunomodulatory properties (Mishra et al., 2000)
as compared to control, where no animal became pregnant. On the basis of present investigation, it is concluded
that garlic+ ashwagandha extract (Group-G) was found as the most effective treatment among all treated groups
and, thus, can replace conventional antibiotic in future for bacterial endometritis leading to repeat breeding condition
in cross bred cows.