ABSTRACT: Ethno-veterinary medicine is a field that focuses on animal health and production. Currently, there is a growing interest in researching how to preserve ancestral practices and optimize their use. Investigations were carried out with individual respondents and focus groups who use aromatic and medicinal plants in regions of north-western Tunisia to gain a better knowledge of its use for animal digestibility treatment. The survey aims to identify demographic details including age, gender, education level and origin of knowledge. Additionally, it intends to identify botanical information of medicinal plants, including families, species, organs, preparation and administration methods and diseases treated. The collected data identified 54 plant species from 37 families. The most significant......
Key Word: Ethno-veterinary survey, Medicinal plants, North-west Tunisia
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