Abstract
Ethno veterinary practices concern to animal healthcare is as old as the domestication of various livestock species. They comprise belief, knowledge, practices and skills pertaining to healthcare and management of livestock. The Indian subcontinent has rich ethno veterinary health traditions that are the products of decades of experiences. The traditional medicines that are commonly used for animal healthcare can cut down costs considerably. Moreover, they are readily available to the ordinary farmer. The key challenges are to find out the effectiveness and contemporary relevance of these practices. Before the introduction of western medicine, all livestock keepers relied on these traditional practices. This article deals in brief about the traditional ethno veterinary practice methods and its common applications.
Highlights
India has one of the sophisticated medical cultures with a tradition of over 5000 years
The livestock owners in India have been using traditional medication based on plant formulations since time immemorial
Of the proprietary medicines in the western market, 35 % are phytic in origin; these medicines are derived from less than 0.1 % of known plant species
Summary
India has one of the sophisticated medical cultures with a tradition of over 5000 years. There is a rich and efficient ethnoveterinary traditions exist in the villages of India which form integral part of the family and plays an important social, religious and economic role They comprise of belief, knowledge, practices and skills pertaining to health care and management of livestock. There are local healers who are knowledgeable and experienced in traditional veterinary health care They use the locally available medicinal plants for treatment of animals. Ethno veterinary medicines are used extensively and quite effectively for primary health care treatment and maintaining animals productive. Ethnoveterinary practices are often cheap, safe, time tested and based on local resources and strengths These can provide useful alternatives to conventional animal health care (Kumar, 2002). Used traditional treatment methods in dairy cattle (Balakrishnan,V., et al, 2009)
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