In Nigeria, ethno-veterinary practices are used extensively in village sheep and goat production, and quite effectively for primary health care treatment and maintaining animals' health. Ethno-veterinary practices cover people's knowledge, skills, methods, practices and beliefs about the care of their animals. It is the knowledge developed by local livestock healers in contrast to the allopathic veterinary medicines which have to be purchased from outside the community. For most of these livestock owners, modern veterinary inputs and services are not readily available and are relatively expensive. Traditional remedies are locally available and cheaper and the knowledge is passed on verbally from generation to generation (Alawa etal, 2001). Moreover,these practices have produced results of proven effectiveness compared with conventional modern medicine (Chopra er al, 1956). In recent times, herbal medicines have become more popular and are forming an integral part of the primary health care systemfor sheep and goats in many villages in Nigeria.
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机译：在尼日利亚，民族兽医实践在村庄羊和山羊生产中广泛使用，并且非常有效地用于初级保健治疗和维持动物的健康。民族兽医实践涵盖了人们的知识，技能，方法，做法和对他们动物的照顾的信念。与当地牲畜治疗师开发的知识与必须从社区以外购买的往外疗法兽医产生鲜明对比。对于大多数这些牲畜所有者来说，现代兽医投入和服务并不容易获得并且相对昂贵。传统的补救措施是本地可用的，更便宜，知识从一代人发作到一代（Alawa Etal，2001）。此外，与传统现代医学相比，这些实践产生了经过验证的有效性（Chopra Er Al，1956）的结果。最近，草药已经变得更加流行，并且正在尼日利亚许多村庄的羊和山羊的主要保健系统的组成部分。
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