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Treatment of organic livestock with medicinal plants: a systematic review of European ethnoveterinary research

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journalArticle
Langue source
Anglais
Titre français
Titre anglais
Treatment of organic livestock with medicinal plants: a systematic review of European ethnoveterinary research
Auteur(s)
  • MAYER Maria
  • VOGL Christian R.
  • AMORENA Michele
  • HAMBURGER Matthias
  • WALKENHORST Michael
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Autre(s)
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BFNFGTM7
Version
1905
Url zotero
https://www.zotero.org/groups/2567444/items/BFNFGTM7
Date ajout
15 janvier 2021 10:05
Date modification
15 janvier 2021 10:05
Résumé anglais
BACKGROUND: The EC Regulation for Organic Farming states that organic livestock should be treated preferably with phytotherapeutic products. In spite of the high importance of organic livestock in Europe, primarily ruminants, today almost no phytotherapeutic product is registered for livestock. Also, information regarding veterinary phytotherapy is rare. The aim of this paper is to find approaches to cope with health problems of organic ruminants in Europe on the basis of findings from the European ethnoveterinary medicine (EuEVM). METHODS: A systematic review of ethno-biomedicinal papers was conducted with the aid of the Scopus database, and 75 papers, from European countries were analyzed regarding ethnoveterinary information. RESULTS: A total of 590 plant species referring to 102 different plant families are reported to be used for animal treatment, with Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae being the most important families. The traditional use of some plant species (e.g. mallow, chamomile, wormwood) corresponds with findings from recent scientific literature. The large number of less studied plant species, such as white lupin as an antiparasitic herb, and Helleborus spp. as potential immunostimulatory agent, opens an interesting field for future research. CONCLUSIONS: In general, EuEVM provides interesting treatment approaches for gastrointestinal and dermatological disorders as well as parasitosis. Findings regarding disorders of female genital or respiratory tract are less consistent. Nevertheless, EuEVM offers a solid basis for stimulating research in veterinary phytotherapy in Europe with a perspective to solve animal health problems in organic or even nonorganic ruminant production.
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CRAW tags
  • AB - Spécifique
  • FREDO lutte
  • FREDO santé animale
  • GEO Europe
WEB tags
  • animal diseases
  • animals
  • europe
  • livestock
  • organic agriculture
  • phytotherapy
  • research
  • veterinary medicine
Titre de la publication
Forschende Komplementarmedizin (2006)
Volume
21
Pages
375-386
Date caractères
2014
Date publication
1 janvier 2014
Doi
10.1159/000370216 Le DOI est une URL unique de référencement d'une publication. Il est donc plus fiable et permanent qu'une URL classique
Issn
1661-4127 L’ISSN est un code de 8 chiffres servant à identifier les journaux, revues, magazines, périodiques de toute nature et sur tous supports, papier comme électronique.