Traditional knowledge about plant, animal, and mineral-based remedies to treat cattle, pigs, horses, and other domestic animals in the Mediterranean island of Sardinia

Abstract Background Mediterranean farmers traditionally utilized plants, animals, and minerals sourced locally to treat their animals. Research is needed to understand at what extent such knowledge of domestic animal care still survives and to document such traditions for further developments. Metho...

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Main Authors: Simonetta Bullitta, Giovanni Antonio Re, Maria Domenica Iole Manunta, Giovanna Piluzza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-018-0250-7