Ethnobotanical studies of fodder grass resources for ruminant animals, based on the traditional knowledge of indigenous communities in Central Punjab Pakistan

Ethnobotanical studies of fodder grass resources for ruminant animals, based on the traditional knowledge of indigenous communities in Central Punjab Pakistan

Abstract Background Traditional knowledge of indigenous plants is pivotal in developing strategies to feed livestock sustainably in low input systems. Likewise, in Pakistan the indigenous people of Central Punjab have been using their regional grasses as a ruminant fodder for centuries. This study e...

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Main Authors: Nidaa Harun, Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry, Shabnum Shaheen, Kifayat Ullah, Farah Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Traditional knowledge
Central Punjab
Fodder grasses
Ruminants
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-017-0184-5

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