Ethnoveterinary medicine practices among Tsonga speaking people of South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-122

  Luseba, D ^a   Van Der Merwe, D ^b  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnoveterinary medicine; Medicinal plants; South Africa; Tsonga

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33748269659     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v73i2.156     Document Type: Article

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