Practice Name:

Foot and Mouth Disease Cure


Details
Category Veterinary Care
Crop
Crop Family
Scientific Name
Vernacular Name
Scout HBN
Ingredients Pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) flour, edible oil, water and neem (Azadirachta india) leaves
Control Mode

Innovator / Knowledge Provider Hirenben L. Harijan
District
KVK District Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amreli
Address Jinjka, Rajula, Amreli
Languages Spoken
Vocation Farmer
State Gujarat
PIN Code 365555

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 DTP0010000000437
Reference HBN database
Annotation ID GIAN/GAVL/1919
State Gujarat
PIN Code 365555