Local knowledge and socio-economic determinants of traditional medicines' utilization in livestock health management in Southwest Nigeria

Local knowledge and socio-economic determinants of traditional medicines' utilization in livestock health management in Southwest Nigeria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Smallholder livestock farmers in Nigeria utilize traditional medicines derived from medicinal plants (PMs) for the maintenance of their animals' health. This study was designed to determine the PMs used in the study area and their level of utilization by liv...

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Main Authors: Mafimisebi Taiwo E, Oguntade Adegboyega E, Fajemisin Adebowale N, Aiyelari Olaiya P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Medicinal Plants
Livestock
Health Management
Local Knowledge
Determinants
Utilization
Nigeria
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/8/1/2

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