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An ethnoveterinary survey of medicinal plants used to treat livestock diseases in Seharti-Samre district, Northern Ethiopia

Ethnoveterinary medicine is frequently used for treating livestock diseases by many different ethnic groups in Ethiopia. Nearly 90% of livestock population in Ethiopia use plant based traditional medicines as their major health care system. This study was conducted to identify ethnoveternary medicinal plants used for the treatment of livestock ailments in Seharti-Samre district, northern Ethiopia. Ethnoveterinary data were collected from 36 informants using semi-structured interviews. Twenty two species of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants were collected and identified for treating 18 different livestock ailments. Most of the ethnoveterinary medicinal plants were collected from the wild stands and leaves were most commonly used plant parts for ethnoveterinary medicine preparations. The ethnoveterinary medicinal plant preparations were applied through different routes of administration like dermal, oral, nasal, ocular and anal routes. Evaluation of the ethnoveterinary medicinal plants for their efficacy and possible toxicity would be very important.

Prospects of beekeeping in the Northern Ethiopian highlands

Ethiopia is one of the principal honey and beeswax producers in the world. An assessment was conducted to investigate the scope of beekeeping in Endrta district Northern Ethiopia in 2010. Ninety two beekeepers were randomly selected for semi structured interviews. Data on annual income, number and type of beehive owned, honey yield/hive, year of adoption of modern beehives and beekeeping experience were collected. On average 33 and 16 kg of honey per hive was harvested from modern and traditional hives, representing a potential annual income of

Survey of medicinal plants used to treat human ailments in Hawzen district, Northern Ethiopia

USD 33,444 and 7,939, respectively. Majority (54, 58.7%) of the respondents had modern beehive to enhance honey production and increase their income. Fifty four beekeepers were applying the new technology to enhance honey production and increase their income, of which only 20 have been using the technology for more than 5 years. During the study period the district had a total of 991 modern and 2,603 traditional beehives, worth a maximum of about

Impact of the fish Garra on the ecology of reservoirs and the occurrence of Microcystis blooms in semi‐arid tropical highlands: an experimental assessment using enclosures

USD 454,128. The findings indicated that beekeeping could be a great source of employment creation for the rural people to reduce poverty. Beekeeping plays an important role in income generation for beekeepers of the district. The regional government should organize landless youth in the district and should provide initial capital to run beekeeping activities.