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Ethnoveterinary medicine in Africa

Africa, 1992
AbstractLocal knowledge systems have won growing attention and respect within conventional science and in the international development community. Such systems have usually resulted from centuries of local people's empirical observation and experience and typically are highly ecologically sensitive.
Constance M. McCorkle, Evelyn Mathias-Mundy   +1 more
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Ethnoveterinary knowledge in pastoral Karamoja, Uganda

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2009
The people of Karamoja of northern Uganda chiefly rely on ethnoveterinary knowledge (EVK) to control common livestock health problems. In spite of cattle's central role in Karamojong culture and livelihoods, there has been no systematic recording of their ethnoveterinary plant-based cures to date.To document the remedies used to treat livestock ...
J T, Gradé, John R S, Tabuti, Patrick, Van Damme   +2 more
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Ethnoveterinary knowledge in Navarra (Iberian Peninsula)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2010
To collect, analyze and evaluate the ethnoveterinary knowledge about medicinal plants in a northern Iberian region (Navarra, 10,421 km(2), 620,377 inhabitants).Field work was conducted between 2003 and 2007, using semi-structured questionnaire and participant observation as well as transects walks in wild herbal plant collection areas.
S, Akerreta, M I, Calvo, R Y, Cavero
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Ethnoveterinary Medicine: A Zimbabwean Perspective

2020
An outline of the status of research and development of ethnoveterinary medicine in Zimbabwe is given in this chapter. Ethnomedicinal plants and practices have always been part of the management of animal diseases and other health problems in the country.
Prosper Jambwa, Emmanuel Tendai Nyahangare   +1 more
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Ethnoveterinary Practices in the Maghreb

2020
The Maghreb, the north-western tip of Africa, is a geographically, floristically, and culturally rich area with a long history of animal husbandry. Local ethnoveterinary practices reflect Maghrebi beliefs about health and illness, as well as ecological knowledge of the farmers, nomads and other pastoralists.
Irene Teixidor-Toneu, Abdeddaim Elhajjam, Ugo D’Ambrosio   +2 more
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Ethnoveterinary Botanical Medicine

2010
Methods for Evaluating Efficacy of Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Plants, L. J. McGaw and J. N. Eloff Logistical and Legal Considerations in Ethnoveterinary Research, M. Chikombero and D. Luseba Phytochemical Methods, B.I. Kamara Preclinical Safety Testing of Herbal Remedies, V. Naidoo and J.
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Observations on ethnoveterinary medicines in Trinidad and Tobago

Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 1998
In 1995 research was conducted in Trinidad and Tobago with the aim of collecting knowledge on ethnoveterinary medicines in order to lay a foundation for further scientific study and validation. This paper describes only the ethnoveterinary practices used in the poultry sub-sector. A four stage process was used to conduct the research and document these
C, Lans, G, Brown
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Ethnoveterinary approaches in Mastitis

Mastitis, an inflammatory ailment affecting the udder, presents considerable obstacles to the health and productivity of livestock on a global scale. Despite the widespread availability of conventional veterinary treatments, there is a burgeoning interest in alternative methodologies, particularly Ethnoveterinary medicine.
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Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Plants Used in South Africa

2020
South Africa is fortunate to be host to a large diversity of plant species, coupled with an extremely rich and varied cultural heritage stemming from different ethnic groups. The use of traditional medicine for treating livestock and domestic animals is well entrenched, particularly among livestock-keepers in rural areas.
E. Thato Khunoana, Lyndy J. McGaw
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Ethnoveterinary Medicinein Southern Africa

2010
Viola Maphosa, Peter Tshisikhawe, Kaizer Thembo, Patrick Masika   +3 more
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