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Sheep husbandry and ethnoveterinary knowledge of Raika sheep pastoralists in Rajasthan, India

This thesis describes the sheep husbandry and healthcare system of the Raikas in south-central Rajasthan. Aspects such as sheep breed diversity, fodder availability, disease prevalence and gender labor division are discussed. Special attention has been paid to traditional and conventional interventions and actors in sheep healthcare. Ethnoveterinary knowledge and practices are described as well as weak and strong points of both conventional and traditional institutions and actors.

  • Title: Sheep husbandry and ethnoveterinary knowledge of Raika sheep pastoralists in Rajasthan, India
  • Author: Ellen Geerlings / Wageningen UR / 2001
  • Description: This thesis describes the sheep husbandry and healthcare system of the Raikas in south-central Rajasthan
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  • Pages: 114

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    Local livestock breeds for sustainable rural livelihoods: Towards community-based approaches for animal genetic resource conservation

    Proceedings of a conference/workshop held on 1-4 November, 2000 in Udaipur & Sadri, Rajasthan, India.

  • Title: Local livestock breeds for sustainable rural livelihoods: Towards community-based approaches for animal genetic resource conservation
  • Author: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson and Jacob Wanyama (eds) / Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan / 2000
  • Description: Proceedings of a conference/workshop held on 1-4 November, 2000 in Udaipur & Sadri, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Pages: 176

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    Indigenous institutions for managing livestock genetic diversity in Rajasthan (India)

    Nagauri cattle, Tharparkar cattle and the dromedary are examples of threatened species in Rajasthan, India. The Raika (a traditional camel-raising group) and other livestock keepers have extensive indigenous knowledge and practices that they have used to create and maintain these and other breeds. These practices are mostly invisible to outsiders. Government attempts to upgrade teh livestock have focused on crossbreeding and have been unsuccessful. It is precisely the reluctance of the Raika and other breeders to give up the old waysthat has conserved what is left of Rajasthan’s indigenous animal genetic resources.

  • Title: Experiences in farmer's biodiversity management
  • Author: Hanwant Singh Rathore and Ilse Köhler-Rollefson / German NGO Forum on Environment and Development / 2000
  • Description: Experiences in farmer's biodiversity management
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  • Pages: 11

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