Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements viii
4. Abbreviations x
5. Names of Common Diseases xi
6. List of Maps, Photographs &Tables xii
7. 1 Introduction: African Local Knowledge & Veterinary Pluralism 1
8. 2 Ticks,Tick-borne Diseases & the Limits of Local Knowledge 32
9. 3 ‘The Grave of the Cow is in the Stomach’ Environment & Nutrition in the Explanation & Prevention of Livestock Diseases 68
10. 4 Transhumance,Animal Diseases & Environment 109
11. 5 Plants & Drugs: Medicating Livestock 137
12. 6 Medicinal Plants: Their Selection & their Properties 163
13. 7 Animal Health & Ideas of the Supernatural 197
14. 8 Gender, Space & the Supernatural 221
15. 9 Conclusion 248
16. Appendices
17. Appendix 1: Recommendations 256
18. Appendix 2: African Ideas about Diseases and Conditions Associated with the Environment 265
19. Appendix 3: African Ideas about Supernatural Causation 272
20. Appendix 4: Plants and Diseases 273
21. Appendix 5: Non-Plant Remedies 284
22. Select Bibliography 288
23. Index 293