| dc.contributor.author | Shivairo, R.S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Musalia, Levi M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Muleke, C.I. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-15T07:22:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-15T07:22:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.tharaka.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/1/3217 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A study was carried out in Marigat and Nginyang Divisions of Baringo District to document the role of
Ethnoveterinary practice amongst the pastoralists. A cross-sectional survey involved administration of a
questionnaire to 60 smallholders households.
The results indicated that 83% of the respondents regularly practiced ethnoveterinary in treatment of their
livestock. There were 8 basic categories of disease conditions frequently treated. Coughs/Pneumonias were the most frequently treated (58.3%) followed by diarrhoeas (55%) worms (40%) and skin diseases (28.3%). A total of 32 remedies were recorded, some of them used for a wide range of disease conditions.
There were both plant-based and non-plant remedies with the Neem tree appearing as the most frequently used plant remedy, while soda ash was the most frequently used non-plant remedy. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ethnoveterinary | en_US |
| dc.subject | pastoralists | en_US |
| dc.subject | plant-based | en_US |
| dc.subject | non-plant based remedies | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pneumonia / coughs | en_US |
| dc.subject | diarrhoeas | en_US |
| dc.subject | skin diseases | en_US |
| dc.title | Ethnoveterinary Knowledge and Practice among the Pastoralists of Baringo District, Kenya. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
