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100			_aPrajwalita Pathak
245			_aInsights into ethnoveterinary practices used by various communities in Dhemaji district of Assam
300			_aP.1063-1072
520			_aA study was carried out for documentation of ethnoveterinary practices prevalent among the various communities of the Dhemaji district of Assam. Personnel interviews, questionnaires, participatory rural appraisal, group discussions, and field visits were followed to collect the data. A total of 250 livestock farmers were selected across the district from 25 villages. The degree of adoption and effectiveness of each ethnoveterinary practice were expressed in percentage considering the responses of sampled farmers. A total of 62 ethnoveterinary practices were recorded where 43 plant species of 30 families were used to treat 33 common ailments in livestock and poultry. The highest, 28 practices were used for treatments of cattle followed by 21 for treatments of pigs, 8 for poultry, and 5 for Goat against the common issues related to the digestive system, fever, parasitic infestation, viral infection, bone fracture, retention of placenta (ROP), weakness and other health condition in livestock and poultry where the adoption was ranged from 6.00 to 89.33 percent. The present documentation will help the researchers, environmentalists, and other stakeholders towards better understanding in traditional knowledge, distribution of valuable resources and biodiversity conservation of the district.
654			_aAilments _aEthnoveterinary _aIndigenous _a ITK _aLivestock _aTreatment
700			_aGunjan Gogoi
773	0		_0125286 _9111151 _dNew Delhi NISCAIR _tIndian Journal of Traditional Knowledge _x0972-5938
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