Participatory Epidemiology of Ethnoveterinary Practices Fulani Pastoralists Used to Manage Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia and Other Cattle Ailments in Niger State, Nigeria
Table 4
Traditional prophylactic (preventive) practices used by Fulani pastoralists for the management of CBPP and other cattle disease conditions in Niger State, Nigeria.
S/number
Preventive practices
Modes of preparations and applications
Ethnoveterinary uses
Fidelity level (%)
1
Vaccination
Lung tissues from infected dead cattle with CBPP (believed to be rich in infective agents) are soaked in fresh milk and briefly placed on the nasal area of the healthy ones or wrapped in a rag and hung on a tree very close to the herd site. Also dry the lung and grind and spread the granules in the herd
Preventive measure against CBPP
56.5
2
Vaccination
Tissue materials from the feet and tongue of the infected cattle or saliva used on healthy ones or feces of infected cattle on the feet and mouth areas of healthy ones
Preventive measure against foot and mouth disease (FMD)
33.3
3
Vaccination
Fluid of aborted fetuses, mixed with urine and rubbed on the genital and udder areas
Prophylactic measure against bovine brucellosis
46.2
4
Repellant
Burning of dried grasses or dried wood at the mid of herds in the morning before going on grazing and immediately on return from grazing in the evening
To repel biting and sucking flies
100.0
5
Branding
Sharp iron is inserted into fire until it reddens. It is then removed and two straight lines are engraved parallel to or across each other on the swollen area
To relieve inflammation due to trauma and treat black quarter, lameness, rheumatic complex, and some skin diseases
75.0
6
Grooming
Use of fingers or hard brush to groom the skin periodically
To remove fleas and lice
88.2
7
Herd size sanitation
Frequent removal of feces from herd site base and also grazing areas
