Ethnoveterinary survey of trypanocidal medicinal plants of the beninese pharmacopoeia in the management of bovine trypanosomosis in North Benin (West Africa).

Cattle breeding is of great socio-economic importance for Benin's cattle farmers in general and those of North Benin in particular. The objective of this study is to inventory the natural products of medicinal plants of the Beninese pharmacopoeia for the management of trypanosomes in cattle in North Benin. The methodology consisted of individual and semi-structured interviews with cattle farmers on the use of medicinal plants.

anticoccidial activity and immune response of and leaves against and in rabbits.

Introduction: The aims of this study were to determine the immune response and the anticoccidial activity induced by and leaves in rabbits infected with and .

Methods: Thirty-five-day-old rabbits, free from coccidia, were infested with 2.10 oocysts of and , then received the acetone extract of the leaves of and at different doses by oral gavage.

Typology of rabbit rearing systems in tropical areas: A case of Benin (West Africa).

The breeding of rabbits in tropical areas is confronted with enormous difficulties related to feeding and health, which limit the expansion and viability of these farms. The objective of this study is to carry out a typology of rabbit farms in tropical conditions to characterize the structure and function of this rearing in order to better understand their production results. A sample of 600 rabbit farms located throughout Benin was selected.

Fractionation Coupled to Molecular Networking: Towards Identification of Anthelmintic Molecules in (DC.) Baill.

is a medicinal plant widely used in ethnoveterinary medicine to treat digestive parasitosis whose extracts were shown to be active against gastrointestinal nematodes of domestic ruminants. The objective of our study was to identify compounds responsible for this activity. Column fractionation was performed, and the activity of the fractions was assessed on and as well as their cytotoxicity on WI38 fibroblasts.

Anthelmintic Activity, Cytotoxicity, and Phytochemical Screening of Plants Used to Treat Digestive Parasitosis of Small Ruminants in Benin (West Africa).

Medicinal plants continue to be used alone or in combination with veterinary drugs to treat animal ailments, especially in developing countries where livestock farmers often lack access to modern veterinary services and drugs. In addition, digestive parasitosis remain a major constraint for small ruminant livestock. The objective of this study was to screen the anthelmintic activity of the main plants used in the treatment of the digestive parasitosis of small ruminants in Benin.

Ethnoveterinary knowledge of sheep and goat farmers in Benin (West Africa): effect of socioeconomic and environmental factors.

Sheep and goats are two of the main animal species raised in Benin and one of the main sources of income for people living in rural areas. Faced with the inaccessibility of synthetic veterinary products and their low purchasing power, the majority of breeders use ethnoveterinary practices to treat small ruminants diseases. The specific objectives of the current study were (1) to document the traditional knowledge regarding the disorder groups treated and the medicinal plants used in the health and zootechnical management of small ruminants in Benin and (2) to assess the effect of gender, ethnicity, agro-ecological zone and herd size associated with them.