Ethnoveterinary medical practice for ruminants in the subhumid zone of northern Nigeria
Ethnoveterinary medical practice for ruminants in the subhumid zone of northern Nigeria
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DOI：
10.1016/s0167-5877(01)00273-2
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发表时间：
2002-05-30
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Akut, K
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作者：
Alawa, JP;Jokthan, GE;Akut, K
在尼日利亚北部牲畜集中的地区，民族兽医医疗实践在牧民和乡村牲畜生产者中很普遍。对于大多数牲畜所有者来说，现代兽医投入和服务并不容易获得，而且相对昂贵。传统疗法在当地即可获得，而且价格更便宜。我们对 50 名牧民和乡村畜牧生产者进行了询问，发现这些土法中使用的成分包括植物提取物、种子、叶子、树皮、块茎和各种植物的根。它们以各种方式加工并用于治疗各种疾病的动物。最近使用的成分包括煤油和废机油。考虑到传统动物保健从业者使用的成分组合，很可能会产生累加、协同和营养效应，从而缓解动物的健康问题。牧民和牲畜主人很容易识别疾病的迹象（尽管一些常见的传染病有多种迹象，可能会影响动物身体的各个部位）。土著医疗保健实践的各个方面与现代兽医医疗保健形成鲜明对比。 (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. 保留所有权利。
Ethnoveterinary medical practice is widespread among herdsmen and village livestock producers in northern Nigeria where livestock in the country are concentrated. For most of these livestock owners, modern veterinary inputs and services are not readily available and are relatively expensive. Traditional remedies are locally available and cheaper.Our questioning of 50 herdsmen and village livestock producers revealed that the ingredients used in these indigenous practices include plant extracts, seeds, leaves, barks of trees, tubers and roots of various plants. These are processed in various ways and administered to animals for a variety of disease conditions. More recently used ingredients include kerosene and spent engine oil. Considering the combination of ingredients used by the traditional animal-health practitioners, it is likely that additive, synergistic and nutritional effects might be involved in alleviating the problem of ill-health in animals.Herdsmen and livestock owners readily identify signs of disease (although some common infectious diseases have several signs and may affect various parts of the animal body). Aspects of indigenous health care practices are contrasted with modern veterinary health care. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.