Practice Name:

Treatment of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Chhaganbhai Bhimjibhai Bukarvadia
District
KVK District	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amreli
Address	Lathi, Gujarat
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	365601

PAS_1	IN Kenya -Ethnoveterinary remedies of natural Soda ash solution (97% sodium bicarbonate), honey and finger millet flour were used to manage the FMD lesions. The lesions were washed with soda ash solution to remove the necrotic tissue after which raw honey and finger millet flour were applied to the cleaned lesions. The lesions were examined daily and those with necrotic material washed again with the Soda ash solution. Honey and finger millet flour were applied daily for three days. There was rapid healing of the lesions with the animals resuming feeding after three days. The fast healing of the lesions vindicates the use of these cheap, locally available and easy to apply products in the management of FMD lesions.
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Central Highlands (Malwa), Gujarat Plain And Kathiawar Peninsula, Semi-Arid Eco- Region (5.3) , Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujrat Plains And Hills Region (XIII) ,Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) North Saurashtra (GJ-6) South Saurashtra (GJ-7)
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	KNW0010000000281
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1609
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	365601