Practice Name:

Foot and Mouth Disease in Cattle

Affected Animal	Cattle , Buffalo
Affected Animal (Scientific Name)	1. Bos Taurus and 2. Bubalus bubalis
Affected Animal (Taxonomy)	Bovidae
Affected Animal (Vernacular)	1. Gai, gau. 2. Bhais, bhohis
Category	Veterinary Care
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Mafaji Thakore
City / District	Ahmedabad
KVK District	KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anand Agricultural University, Arnej – 382 230. Tel:02714-242028
Address	Khoraj village of Sanad taluka of the Ahmedabad district in Gujarat.
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farmer
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	382170

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	Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3) ,Coastal Plains and Hills (XIII),Bhal and Coastal area (GJ-8) 14.26% North Gujarat ( GJ-4) 19.87% North west zone (GJ-5) 36.38 North Saurashtra (GJ-6) 29.49
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Procedure of Use	The two ingredients are crushed and the juice is extracted. This juice is applied on the hoof/foot of the affected animal. With the application of this juice two to three times a day, the bacteria causing foot-and-mouth are killed. At the same time, if the animal is suffering from a maggot wound that will also be cured by this medication. Datura plant bears flowers and fruit in the monsoon. Hot and cold climates are suitable for it. Its leaf is a bit long. As it is poisonous, animals and birds do not touch it.
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Other Medications / Treatments
Limitations of Approaches	Local availability of herbal ingredients, their parts in particular form, vehicle to use the preparations; induction of proper dosage, etc.
Other Community Practices
Practice ID
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1770
Reference	HBN database
Scout	HBN