Use of ethnoveterinary remedies in the management of foot and mouth disease lesions in a diary herd

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-169

  Gakuya, D W ^a   Mulei, C M ^a   Wekesa, S B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Ministry of Livestock Development   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Ethnoveterinary remedies; Finger millet; Foot and Mouth Disease lesions; Honey; Soda ash

Indexed keywords

ADACYCLINE; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; BICARBONATE; MASTACLOX; OXYTETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOUR; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HERD; HONEY; HYPERSALIVATION; JAW MOVEMENT; KENYA; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEROTYPE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUND CARE;

EID: 79960339743     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v8i2.63204     Document Type: Article

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