The Use of Herbal Drugs in Organic Animal Production: The Case of Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Central Anatolia Region

Authors

  • Çağrı Çağlar Sinmez Erciyes Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Veteriner Hekimliği Tarihi ve Deontoloji AD, 38039 Kayseri
  • Aşkın Yaşar Selçuk Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Veteriner Hekimliği Tarihi ve Deontoloji AD, 42003 Konya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i13.1690-1695.1536

Keywords:

Central Anatolia Region, Ethnopharmacology, Ethnoveterinary medicine, Herbal drugs, Organic animal production

Abstract

Organic animal production is a natural breeding system in which animal health is protected by giving priority to alternative medicines and treatment as needed by applying appropriate management and feeding methods based on the physiological requirements of animals. Increasing numbers of strains resistant to antibiotics and antiparasitic drugs used in animal breeding have brought about the search for alternative herbal remedies that lead to drug residues in animal products and lead to important health problems in people consuming these products. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the therapeutic and protective effects of herbal drugs used in organic animal production in ethnoveterinary medicine in the Central Anatolia Region. The material of the study collected as written and declared facts as well as visual data were obtained from animal breeders in the Central Anatolia Region. The results indicated that 30 herbal drugs were used for the treatment of internal diseases, surgical diseases, obstetric and gynecological problems and parasitic diseases in cattle, sheep, horse, poultry, bee, and dog species. Based on the evaluation of the facts that the use of all kinds of synthetic drugs, especially antibiotics, is prohibited or restricted in organic livestock, it can be said that natural herbal drugs instead of artificial substances will provide positive contributions in the protection and treatment of herd health.

Published

29.12.2017

How to Cite

Sinmez, Çağrı Çağlar, & Yaşar, A. (2017). The Use of Herbal Drugs in Organic Animal Production: The Case of Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Central Anatolia Region. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 5(13), 1690–1695. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i13.1690-1695.1536