African local knowledge & livestock health diseases & treatments in South Africa
Understanding local knowledge has become a central academic project among those interested in Africa and developing countries. In South Africa, land reform is gathering pace and African people hold an increasing proportion of the livestock in the country. Animal health has become a central issue for...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk : Johannesburg, South Africa :
James Currey ; Wits University Press
2013.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39834293*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- African local knowledge & veterinary pluralism
- Ticks, tick-borne diseases & the limits of local knowledge
- 'The grave of the cow is in the stomach' : environment & nutrition in the explanation & prevention of livestock diseases
- Transhumance, animal diseases & environment
- Plants & drugs : medicating livestock
- Medicinal plants : their selection & their properties
- Animal health & ideas of the supernatural
- Gender, space & the supernatural.
