@article{MAKHILLJAVA20109232495, title = {Ethnoveterinary Botanicals Used for Tick Control in the Acholi Subregion of Uganda}, journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances}, volume = {9}, number = {23}, pages = {2951-2954}, year = {2010}, issn = {1680-5593}, doi = {javaa.2010.2951.2954}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2010.2951.2954}, author = {Robert,Anne M. and}, keywords = {Ethnoveterinary,ethnobotanicals,ethnoknowledge,indigenous knowledge,ticks,Northern Uganda}, abstract = {A survey was done to document ethnobotanicals for managing and controlling tick vectors of deadly cattle diseases. About 100 respondents aged 45 years and more distributed among 10 sub-counties of Gulu and Amuru districts in Northern Uganda were interviewed for their knowledge of plants with anti-tick properties and/or plant species used to manage ticks on cattle. All respondents were drawn from cattle keeping households. The plants were documented in both local and scientific names. A total of 13 plant species falling into 8 different botanical families were documented as locally known to control ticks. A mechanism for propagating these ethnoknowledge as well as conservation measures particularly for the plant species with high use frequency as reported by the locals therefore need to be developed.} }