Assessment of heavy metal and radioactive element levels in the ovarian follicular fluid of pregnant and non-pregnant Kyrgyz breed mares.

Objective: In the current study, we aimed to ascertain the levels of heavy metals and radioactive elements in the ovarian follicular fluids of pregnant and non-pregnant Kyrgyz mares.

Materials And Methods: To this end, follicular fluids were obtained from 49 Kyrgyz mares aged 3-5 years. The mares were in various stages of pregnancy (Group 1, 27) or were non-pregnant (Group 2, 22).

An ethnoveterinary study of wild medicinal plants used by the Kyrgyz farmers.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: In their centuries-old nomadic life, since their livestock was the backbone of their lives, the Kyrgyz people used a variety of wild medicinal plants for ethnoveterinary practices. However, the plants used for the treatment of livestock ailments never have been recorded, except rarely in local publications. In this study, we present the HSHR (homemade single species herbal remedy reports), their methods of preparation and application, and the livestock ailments for which these remedies were used.