Ethno-veterinary practices amongst small-holder farmers in Ekiti State, Nigeria

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 434-442

  Kolawole, O D ^a   Okorie, V O ^a   Ogidiowa, M T ^a   Adeogun, M O ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ethno veterinary practices; Indigenous knowledge; Low external input; Small holder farmers; Socio economic characteristics

Indexed keywords

BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS GIGANTAN EXTRACT; CASSAVA EXTRACT; CHROMOLENA ODORATUM EXTRACT; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; PALM OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; THYME OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL CARE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLEEDING; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS GIGANTAN; CASSAVA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHROMOLAENA; COCCIDIOSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; ECOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE INFECTION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; PEPPER; POULTRY FARMING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SCABIES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THYME; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORM INFECTION;

EID: 34748817504     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v4i4.31238     Document Type: Article

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