Ethnoveterinary of Sahrawi pastoralists of Western Sahara: camel diseases and remedies

• Published in: Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 54
• Main Authors: Volpato, Gabriele, Lamin Saleh, Saleh Mohamed, Di Nardo, Antonello
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Sage Publications Ltd. (UK) 20.06.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Africa, Western; Animal Diseases - diagnosis; Animal Diseases - drug therapy; Animal Husbandry - methods; Animals; Camelus; Epidemiology; Ethnobotany - methods; Female; Health aspects; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Livestock; Male; Medicine, Traditional - methods; Phytotherapy - methods; Plants, Medicinal; Population Groups; Refugees - statistics & numerical data; Transients and Migrants; Veterinary Medicine - methods; Morocco

Pastoral populations around the world hold complex and detailed ethnoveterinary knowledge, essential for the survival of their herds and securing their livelihood. In recent decades, several studies have given attention to local veterinary remedies and practices and their validation, and to the loca...