Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used in family poultry in Botswana
Aim: To document the use of indigenous plants used by family poultry rearers to treat and control diseases and parasites in 15 villages of Botswana. Materials and Methods: A total of 1000 family poultry rearers in 15 villages were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data were also collecte...
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| description | Aim: To document the use of indigenous plants used by family poultry rearers to treat and control diseases and parasites in 15 villages of Botswana. Materials and Methods: A total of 1000 family poultry rearers in 15 villages were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data were also collected through direct observation, village walks, interview of passers-by, group interviews, and meetings with key informants (i.e., traditional leaders, extension agents and chairpersons of village development committees). Results: The ethnoveterinary practices in 15 villages of Botswana were identified and documented. Nineteen plant species representing 15 families were used by family poultry rearers to treat and control poultry diseases and parasites. Most frequently used plants were from Fabaceae, Asteraceae and Liliaceae. Both human and veterinary medications (e.g., vicks, disprin and Compral tablets, blue stones, potassium permanganate, veterinary drugs and vaccines) were used in health management. Sixty-six percent of the respondents said they used traditional remedies to control and treat diseases, 19% did not use vaccines or remedies, 2% used vaccines while 13% used drugs to control and treat diseases. Conclusions: Ethnoveterinary medicine predominates in family poultry healthcare. Scientific investigations should be carried out to ascertain the effectiveness of identified plant species used in health management of family poultry. [Vet World 2013; 6(1.000): 18-21] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-434029a9b3704edc8477015557718ade2022-12-21T22:26:15ZengVeterinary WorldVeterinary World0972-89882231-09162013-02-0161.000182110.5455/vetworld.2013.18-21Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used in family poultry in BotswanaJohn Cassius MorekiAim: To document the use of indigenous plants used by family poultry rearers to treat and control diseases and parasites in 15 villages of Botswana. Materials and Methods: A total of 1000 family poultry rearers in 15 villages were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data were also collected through direct observation, village walks, interview of passers-by, group interviews, and meetings with key informants (i.e., traditional leaders, extension agents and chairpersons of village development committees). Results: The ethnoveterinary practices in 15 villages of Botswana were identified and documented. Nineteen plant species representing 15 families were used by family poultry rearers to treat and control poultry diseases and parasites. Most frequently used plants were from Fabaceae, Asteraceae and Liliaceae. Both human and veterinary medications (e.g., vicks, disprin and Compral tablets, blue stones, potassium permanganate, veterinary drugs and vaccines) were used in health management. Sixty-six percent of the respondents said they used traditional remedies to control and treat diseases, 19% did not use vaccines or remedies, 2% used vaccines while 13% used drugs to control and treat diseases. Conclusions: Ethnoveterinary medicine predominates in family poultry healthcare. Scientific investigations should be carried out to ascertain the effectiveness of identified plant species used in health management of family poultry. [Vet World 2013; 6(1.000): 18-21]http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=21442diseasesdocumentationethnoveterinary medicinefamily poultryparasites |
| spellingShingle | John Cassius Moreki Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used in family poultry in Botswana Veterinary World diseases documentation ethnoveterinary medicine family poultry parasites |
| title | Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used in family poultry in Botswana |
| title_full | Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used in family poultry in Botswana |
| title_fullStr | Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used in family poultry in Botswana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used in family poultry in Botswana |
| title_short | Documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used in family poultry in Botswana |
| title_sort | documentation of ethnoveterinary practices used in family poultry in botswana |
| topic | diseases documentation ethnoveterinary medicine family poultry parasites |
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