Table 4 Use of vegetal remedies for different camel diseases among the Sahrawi
From: Ethnoveterinary of Sahrawi pastoralists of Western Sahara: camel diseases and remedies
Camel disease/condition | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Mange | 16 (19.8) |
Wounds, skin ulcers and infections | 12 (14.8) |
Mastitis | 12 (14.8) |
Food supplement strengthener, nutraceutical | 7 (8.6) |
Diarrhoea, colic, digestive problems | 7 (8.6) |
Camelpox | 5 (6.1) |
Respiratory problems | 4 (5.0) |
Ticks, fleas, snakebites and scorpion stings | 4 (5.0) |
Intestinal parasites | 3 (3.7) |
Buguashish | 3 (3.7) |
Other skin parasitosis and dermatomycosis (e.g., tinea) | 2 (2.5) |
Reproductive problems (e.g., prolapse, abortion) | 2 (2.5) |
Aulisis | 2 (2.5) |
Ghtaan (overwork syndrome) | 1 (1.2) |
Duda syndrome | 1 (1.2) |
TOT | 81 (100.0) |