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Title: | Ethnoveterinary medicines used by goat keepers in Marwar region of Rajasthan, India |
Authors: | Dudi, Aishwarya Meena, ML |
Keywords: | Goat Ethno-veterinary practices Traditional knowledge |
Issue Date: | Jul-2015 |
Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61D, A61K |
Abstract: | The present study was carried out in the purposively selected arid region of Rajasthan. A multistage stratified random sampling design was used to select the districts, blocks, villages and sample households. A sample of 240 households was selected for the present study. Data were collected personally through a well structured and pre-tested interview schedule. It was found that majority of the households (66.25%) were initially providing self medication using traditional practices and in cases of severity of disease/ailment, village quack was consulted. Vaccination of goat was followed in only 48.75 % of the selected households. In addition, only 36 households (31.25%) the sick animals were isolated from the flock. A variety of traditional practices were observed being followed for treatment of various ailments and diseases of the goat with the use of locally available material, herbs, etc. |
Page(s): | 454-460 |
CC License: | CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
Source: | IJTK Vol.14(3) [July 2015] |