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Livestock and Livelihoods: The Indian Context discusses livestock rearing in India, in realtion to changes in the conomy and policies of the government. The issues range from traditional practices in animal rearing, effect of colonial and post-colonial practices to the current policies. It also discusses methods to promote sustainable biodiversity and alternative systems of veterinary care.
Addressed to all these interested in and concerned with the use of plants in veterinary and human health care—this book has its roots in over a decade of research work comprising intensive field work and extensive literature survey by a team of dedicated researchers. A highly useful reference work on ethno-veterinary healing practices, supplemented with modern scientific and Ayurvedic reportage, the book documents in an alphabetic order over 375 medicinal ...