Ethnoveterinary practices amongst livestock farmers in. Pdf this study was conducted to document the ethnoveterinary practices evps used for treatment of different ailments in cattle, buffalo. An ethnoveterinary botanical survey of medicinal plants. In addition to its focus on botanicals, ethnoveterinary medicine covers peoples knowledge, skills, methods, practices, and beliefs. Ethnoveterinary medicine is the knowledge developed by local livestock holders and contrasts the allopathic veterinary medicine taught in veterinary collegesuniversities. Ethiopian ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in some cultural groups 8,1520, it is found insignificant when compared to the multiethnolinguistic communities found in the country, which have remained largely unexplored. Pastorals depend on ethnoveterinary medicine because of their sedentary. Ethnoveterinary medicine is a scientific term for traditional animal health care that encompasses the knowledge, skills, methods, practices, and beliefs about animal health care. Ethnoveterinary knowledge is acquired through practical experience and has traditionally been passed down orally from generation to generation. Ethnoveterinary practices are locally available and affordable to fulani pastoralists in niger state, nigeria, to whom conventional veterinary services are often not readily available and are relatively expensive. Mudengi et al promoting the use of ethnoveterinary practices in livestock health management in masvingo province, zimbabwe ethnootanyournalorgvoli pdf 399 was done to evaluate the questionnaire and modify it ac. Box 30772 00100 gpo, nairobi, kenya b department of international animal.
The ethnoveterinary practices in 15 villages of botswana were identified and documented. Plants in ethnoveterinary practices in east godavari. Evm however, focuses on animals rather than humans. Pdf documentation of ethno veterinary practices in district. Ethnoveterinary medicine download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Information of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants was.
Ethnoveterinary plants and practices used for ecto. Ethnoveterinary practices in villupuram district, tamil nadu, india p. A total of 77 ethnoveterinary practices comprising of 49 based on plants and 28 based on dairy products, chemicals and other organic matter were documented. Similarly, village livestock producers in the northern states of nigeria adopt fairly common management practices that use herbs and plant products for treating sick animals. In order to control various poultry diseases, ethnoveterinary medicine is widely. Traditional ethnoveterinary medicine in east africa. Arul prakash3 dairy extension division, icarnational dairy research institute, karnal 2 001, india. This study was designed to identify and document medicinal plant and nonplant materials used by this group in the management of cattle diseases. Medicinal plants in the ethno veterinary practices of. A purposive sampling technique study was structured questionnaire and field observational to document indigenous knowledge of 23 traditional healers.
Farmers use several ethnoveterinary practices for a particular disease. Pdf ethnoveterinary medicine and medicinal plants used. Ethnoveterinary practice is being practiced in ekiti state kolawole et al. Production constraints in order of importance are diseases 59.
Research into ethnoveterinary medicine is often undertaken as part of a communitybased approach that serves to improve animal health and provide basic veterinary services in rural areas shical et al. Indigenous ethnoveterinary medicinal practices for management of mastitis in dairy cattle p. This work documents the zootherapeutic practices in ethnoveterinary medicine evm of pedra lavrada. One approach is to explore and integrate the existing conventional methods of health management and ethnoveterinary practices, particularly the use of pesticidal plants. Domestic animals play a very important role in the human civilization. Questionnaire was used to obtain data on production constraints and types of husbandry practices. Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used for treatment of different ailments in selected a hilly area of pakistan, 201x. Present study aimed at documenting and analyzing the ethnoveterinary practices of domesticated animals and birds of malda district of west bengal in india. Ethnoveterinary medicine is the study of different cultural approaches to animal health, disease, and illness, and of the nature of local animal healing systems.
Ethnoveterinary medicine is a topic of growing interest among ethnobiologists, and is integral to the agricultural practices of many ethnic groups across the globe. Ethnoveterinary medicine predominates in family poultry healthcare. The application of traditional medicines to veterinary medicine has been termed as ethno veterinary medicine. Many nonwestern traditions of veterinary medicine exist, such as acupuncture and herbal medicine in china, tibetan veterinary medicine, ayurveda in india, etc.
These traditions have written records that go back thousands. Ethnoveterinary practices for the treatment of parasitic. Documentation of the practices and medicinal plants is a critical issue and essential to safeguard from lose the knowledge and medicinal plants, and can be used to support the countrys livestock and human health care system and improve lives and livelihoods. Ethnoveterinary practices in the control of helminthosis. Participatory epidemiology of ethnoveterinary practices.
The inclusion of traditional plantbased ectoparasite control methods in primary health care of livestock is increasingly becoming an important intervention for improving livestock productivity in resourcechallenged smallholder farming areas. Nineteen plant species nineteen plant species representing 15 families were used by family poultry rearers to treat and control poultry diseases and parasites. An inventory of the ethnoveterinary practices for reproductive disorders in cattle and buffaloes, sargodha district of pakistan. A total of 60 informants were interviewed using semistructured questionnaire. The therapeutic practices are very common among the tribes of chamla, rich in ethnoveterinary medicinal plants. This indigenous knowledge is passed on orally from one generation to the next and differs greatly from region to. Oneof the newest directions in ethnobiology, ethnoveterinary research and development erd is no more than a decade old. Thus, there is a strong need to find out an approach, which could effectively shortlist the various ethnoveterinary practices. Pdf ethnoveterinary practices among the tribal community of. Ethnoveterinary medical practice for ruminants in the. Therefore, the present study was designed to document the ethnoveterinary medicinal. Sixty one of the total 77 documented remedies were for ectoparasites including 16 for myiasis, 15 for mange, 12 for ticks, for lice and 5 as fly repellants. Ethnoveterinary medicine in asia download ebook pdf. Medicinal animals are used as a source of medicine in virtually all cultures.
Hundreds of plant species have been identified by traditional practitioners for treating a wide range of livestock and human ailments, although the efficacy of plant treatments has often not been tested through formal trials, on which more work is required. The aim of this booklet is to help livestock agents and farmers leaders integrate and promote the use of ethnoveterinary medicine practices in animal healthcare, focusing on cattle diseases. Ethnoveterinary medicine 8 1 introduction ethnoveterinary medicine deals with peoples knowledge, skills, methods, practices and beliefs about the care of their animals mccorkle 1986. Ethnoveterinary practices cover peoples knowledge, skills, methods, practices and belief about the care of their animals mc corkle, 1986. The ethnoveterinary pharmacopoeia is often composed of ingredients available in the local environment, and may include plants, animals and minerals, or combinations. Indigenous ethnoveterinary medicinal practices for. Aims of our study were a to compare the ethnoveterinary practices of two. Ethnoveterinary medicine is similar to its related discipline. Pdf ethnoveterinary medicine against poultry diseases in.
Approaches in documenting ethnoveterinary practices. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine animals to heal animals. Pdf ethnoveterinary plants and practices for the control of ticks and tick borne diseases in south africa. Nevertheless, animalbased medicines in ethnoveterinary practices have been neglected and poorly described. Ethnoveterinary study of medicinal plants in a tribal. Pdf an inventory of the ethnoveterinary practices for reproductive. Materials and methods study sites surveys to document ethnoveterinary practices used to control ticks and other parasites in livestock were conducted in four semiarid districts of zimbabwe covering natural agroecological regions iv and v. Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used in family. Such use is not restricted to humans, but also extends to the treatment of livestock diseases. Some of the practices have enough potential to cure the diseases. Click download or read online button to get ethnoveterinary medicine book now.
Ethnoveterinary medicine has been defined as an indigenous animal healthcare system that includes the traditional beliefs, knowledge, skills, methods and practices of a given society mccorkle, 1996. Ayyathurai konar 81years, learnt various healing practices from his grandfather, shri veerappakonar. It is being used to treat diseases such as mange scabies and mouth foaming. Ethnoveterinary plants and practices used for ectoparasite control. Ethnoveterinary practices of covasna county, transylvania. Ethnoveterinary practices in villupuram district, tamil. In the first practice, the local community used the combination of benachu kallu fig.
The predominant husbandry system is extensive constituting 53. The average household size is five, about 45% of residents are illiterate, 23% can speak or write english, 27% can speak and or write other languages and 5% can speak english. Mccorkle department of rural sociology university ofmissouricolumbia columbia, mo 65211 abstract. Scientific investigations should be carried out to ascertain the effectiveness of identified plant species used in health management of family poultry. Besides human being, plants are used as medicines for many domestic animals. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. This study was aimed to document the ethnoveterinary knowledge and practices used to treat and control of livestock and human diseases in kochore district, snnprs, ethiopia. Due to poor availability of modern healthcare facilities and poverty of indigenous people, they depend on local medicinal plants. The high incidence of disease is one of the major constraints to smallholder poultry production systems in africa. Ethnoveterinary plant preparations as livestock dewormers. The programmes ranged from pastoral areas such as samburu and pokot, to settled farming in meru and. One hundred homesteads in ten sedentary villages situated north of the state capital were selected because of high density of livestock and used for this study. Potential use of ethnoveterinary medicine for retained. He has been practicing herbal healing for the part 30 years.
Ethnoveterinary practices national innovation foundation. Materials and methods we conducted an initial reconnaissance surveya smallscale rural rapidappraisal. Ethnoveterinary medicine evm is the conventional system of curing animal diseases which based on traditional skills, methods, practices, knowledge and beliefs mathiasmundy and mccorkle, 1989. But the use of ethnoveterinary practice in some specific places in ekiti state still need to be investigated. Studies on ethnoveterinary practice in ruminants in ekiti. Swiss ethnoveterinary knowledge on medicinal plants journal of.
Ethnoveterinary practices in the control of helminthosis and ticks of livestock amongst pastoralists in karamoja region, uganda c byaruhanga, j n ndukui 1, s olinga, g egayu, p boma and d aleper nabuin zonal agricultural research and development institute, national agricultural research organization, p. Introduction enthnoveterinary medicine is a holistic interdisciplinary study of the local knowledge and the sociocultural structures and environment associated with animal health care and husbandry 1. The purpose of this manual is to help document ethnoveterinary practices in ethiopia, kenya, tanzania and uganda, both for the users of these practices and for others that are interested in understanding current practices better. From time immemorial, people have used natural plants to control agricultural pests but the practice has been overtaken by use of synthetic pesticides and acaricides 12.
Ethnoveterinary therapeutic practices and conservation. The aims of the present study were i to document ethnoveterinary plants and their formulation techniques in an unexplored region of pakistan and ii to select candidate medicinal plants with high consensus factor and fidelity value for further in vitro investigation. In this study, commonly used plants used for the control of cattle ticks and other pests were identified through a survey in four semiarid districts. Plants in ethnoveterinary practices in east godavari district. Ethnoveterinary medicine evm, sometimes also called as veterinary anthropology or traditional veterinary medicine, is defined as the holistic interdisciplinary study of local knowledge and its associated skills, practices, beliefs, practitioners, and social.
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