From sociocultural, political-economic, and environmental as well as biomedical viewpoints, the book presents reviews and case studies of traditional veterinary knowledge and practice, along with historical perspectives, theoretical discussions and research methodologies. The 23 chapters span 10 major species of animal domesticates raised by more than 80 ethnic groups in nearly 40 nations of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, covering nearly 100 diseases and more than 300 medicinal plants and other traditional materia medica. Provides researchers, development professionals, and policymakers working in agricultural and rural development with insights,ideas and approaches to the subject. Published in the Indigenous Knowledge and Development series.

1. Introduction: Ethnoveterinary Research and Development 1
EVELYN MATHIAS, CONSTANCE M. McCORKLE AND
TJAART SCH1LLH0RN VAN VEEN
PART I PERSPECTIVES ON ETHNOVETERINARY R&D
2. Sense or Nonsense? Traditional Methods of Animal Disease
Prevention and Control in the African Savannah 25
TJAART W. SCH1LLH0RN VAN VEEN
3. Ancient and Modern Veterinary Beliefs, Practices and Practitioners
among Nile Valley Peoples 37
CALVIN W. SCHWABE
4. Recourse to Traditional Versus Modern Medicine for Cattle and
People in Sidama, Ethiopia 46
MAURO GHIROTTI
5. Ethnotoxicology among Nigerian Agropastoralists 54
MAMMAN A. IBRAHIM
6. / Stand for My Horse: Equine Husbandry and Healthcare among
some North American Indians 60
ELIZABETH ATWOOD LAWRENCE
1. Tradition and Modernity: French Shepherds' Use of Medicinal
Bouquets 76
ANNE-MARIE BRISEBARRE
8. The Interpenetration of Endogenous and Exogenous in Saami
Reindeer Raising 91
MYRDENE ANDERSON
PART II CASE STUDIES IN ETHNOVETERINARY R&D
9. Ethno-agroveterinary Perspectives on Poultry Production in
Rural Nigeria 103
MAMMAN A. IBRAHIM AND PAUL A. ABDU
10. Madosha: Traditional Castration of Bulls in Ethiopia 116
MAURO GHIROTTI AND MULATU WOUDYALEW
11. Aspects of Animal Healthcare among Samburu Pastoralists 121
CLAIRE HEFFERNAN, ELLEN HEFFERNAN AND CHIP STEM
12. Traditional Management of Camel Health and Disease in North
Africa and India 129
ILSE KOHLER-ROLLEFSON
13. Ethnoveterinary Pharmacology in India: Past, Present and Future 137
JAYVIR ANJARIA
14. Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Western India 148
JITENDRA K. MALIK, ASWIN M. THAKER AND
ALLAUDDIN AHMAD
15. Banjarese Management of Duck Health and Nutrition 158
PATRICIA J. VONDAL
16. Sheep Husbandry and Healthcare among Tzotil
Maya Shepherdesses 167
RAUL PEREZGROVAS
17. Care of Cattle Versus Sheep in Ireland: South-west Donegal
in the Early 1970s 179
EUGENIA SHANKLIN
PART III METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF
ETHNOVETERINARY R&D
18. Ethnoveterinary R&D in Production Systems 193
CHIP STEM
19. Collection and Use of Ethnoveterinary Data in Community-based
Animal Health Programmes 207
BARBARA E. GRANDIN AND JOHN YOUNG
20. Methods and Results from a Study of Local Knowledge of Cattle
Diseases in Coastal Kenya 229
JAMES DELEHANTY
21. Veterinary Science and Savvy among the Ferlo FulBe 246
ANGELO-MALIKI BONFIGLIOLI AND YERO D. DIALLO WITH
SONJA FAGERB ERG -DIALLO
22. Traditional and Re-applied Veterinary Medicine in East Africa 256
DEAN A. ROEPKE
23. Field Trials in Ethnoveterinary R&D: Lessons from the Andes 265
CONSTANCE M. McCORKLE AND HERNANDO BAZALAR
References 284
Abbreviations and Acronyms 323
Index 325