Practice Name:

Eradication of ecto parasites

Affected Animal	Cattle
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	Bos Taurus
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	Gai, Gau
Category	Veterinary Care
Disease	Ectoparasite infestation
Disease Attak Stage
Disease Common Name	Ectoparasite infestation
Disease Group
Disease Distribution	Worldwide

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Mahipatsinh Balbha Jadeja
City / District	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."
PAS_2
Agro Ecological Zone	Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathia (2.2, 2.4)
Disease Symptoms / Clinical Signs
Disease Description
Disease Control
Disease Prevention
Precautions
Procedure of Use	The mixture of tobacco powder (locally known as Chhikani) and edible oil (5 gm. tobacco powder + 50 gm oil) is applied over the entire body of the animal.
Etiology Causative Agent
Global Context
Lesson Implication
Other Medications / Treatments
Limitations of Approaches
Other Community Practices
Practice ID	KNW0020000000317
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1712
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN