Practice Name:

Eradication of ecto parasites

Category	Veterinary Care
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	Tobacco powder (locally known as Chhikani) and edible oil (5 gm. tobacco powder + 50 gm oil)

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Mahipatsinh Balbha Jadeja
City	Kutch
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vivekanand Research and Training Institute, Mundra, Kachchh
Address	Kutch , Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	370001

PAS 1	"Women farmer Rupaben of district Panchmahal cure ectoparasite infestation in cattle. The insects cannot be easily caught, hence to kill them, mixture made of sour buttermilk with henna ( Lawsonia alba ) leaves is massaged all over the body of calf and the calf is later given a bath."
Agro Ecological Zone	Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.2, 2.4)
Practice ID	KNW0020000000317
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1712
Reference	HBN database
Disease	Ectoparasite infestation