Farmers' knowledge in the Swiss canton Valais: cultural heritage with future significance for European veterinary medicine?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The demand for natural product-based treatment options for livestock is increasing by animals' owners, veterinarians and policy makers. But at the same time, the traditional knowledge about it is at risk of falling into oblivion in Europe. The present study recorded this knowledge for the linguistically and geographically interesting Swiss canton of Valais.

Method

Open, semi-structured interviews were used to collect detailed information on formulations and applications, including plant species and natural substances, origin of material, extraction and preparation of herbal products, indication and type of application, dosage, sources of knowledge, frequency of usage and self-assessment of the treatment.

Results and discussion

In the course of 43 interviews

SUBMITTER: Holzner LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11301829 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature