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Abstract

Lantana camara poisoning in cattle is very frequently encountered in Assam of India. This communication seems to be the first report of successful use of banana stem (Musa balbisiana) for management of clinical cases of Lantana camara poisoning in cattle. Clinical cases reported to Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex of Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science were considered for the present investigation. Clinical symptoms recorded were photosensitization, sloughing of skin of different parts of body, icterus etc. Diagnosis was done on the basis of careful anamnesis, clinical investigation and blood reports. Blood analysis revealed very high level of AST (165µ/L), ALT (69µ/L), serum bilirubin (13.9mg/dl), BUN (42mg/dl) and creatinine (2.8mg/dl) at pre treatment estimation. The white banana stem, obtained after removal of few layers of base of the leaves were allowed to feed ad-libitum as curative therapy as well as sole feed along with Anistamine (Chlorpheniramine maliate at the dose rate of 100mg/day) injections, Intalyte (20% dextrose with electrolytes) at the dose rate of 20 ml/kg as supportive therapy. All cows responded well to the given treatment regimen and returned to normal or nearing normal within 10 to 15 days post treatment. Blood parameters analyzed substantially returned towards normal after treatment. Therefore, it could be concluded that in Lantana camara poisoning in cattle pseudo stem of Musa balbisiana can effectively be used as only feed as well as therapeutic due to its hepatoprotective and strong antioxidant properties.