| 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 |
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