Plant remedies used in avian ethnomedicine are potential candidates for the development of phytogenic feed additives. An ethnoveterinary survey was carried out in 3 districts in Zimbabwe to document plants used in poultry ethnomedicine and identify plants that have the potential to be used for the development of poultry phytogenic feed additives. The survey employed questionnaire-guided oral interviews with 146 smallholder farmers. Key areas of investigation and discussion were poultry production and traditional knowledge in bird health care (ethnotreatments and poultry disease control). The survey documented a total of 36 plant species cited as being useful interventions for the treatment and management of various poultry ailments/health constraints. These medicinal plants belonged to 22 families, with the Fabaceae family the dominant family. The plant species were used to treat 11 disease/health constraint categories, with the highest number of species being used for coccidiosis. Trees (44.44%) were the main reservoir of medicinal plants followed by herbs (36.11%), shrubs (8.33%), climbers (8.33%), and flowers (2.78%). Based on the results of the survey, Bobgunnia madagascariensis, Aloe chabaudii, Adenia gummifera, Erythrina abyssinica, Agave sisalana, Capsicum frutescens, Strychnos cocculoides, Aloe greatheadii, Tridactyle bicaudata, Senna singueana, Sarcostemma viminale, Morus alba, and Moringa oleifera are potential candidates for the development of phytogenic feed additives.

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津巴布韦特定公共区域用于禽类补充医学的民族兽医药物

用于鸟类民族医学的植物疗法是开发植物性饲料添加剂的潜在候选者。在津巴布韦的 3 个地区进行了民族兽医调查，以记录用于家禽民族医学的植物，并确定有可能用于开发家禽植物性饲料添加剂的植物。该调查对 146 名小农进行了问卷引导的口头访谈。调查和讨论的关键领域是家禽生产和鸟类保健的传统知识（民族治疗和家禽疾病控制）。调查记录了总共 36 种植物物种，它们被认为是治疗和管理各种家禽疾病/健康限制的有用干预措施。这些药用植物分属22科，以豆科为优势科。该植物物种被用于治疗 11 种疾病/健康限制类别，其中用于球虫病的物种数量最多。乔木 (44.44%) 是药用植物的主要储存库，其次是草本 (36.11%)、灌木 (8.33%)、攀缘植物 (8.33%) 和花卉 (2.78%)。根据调查结果，Bobgunnia madagascariensis、Aloe chabaudii、Adenia gummifera、Erythrina abyssinica、Agave sisalana、Capsicum frutescens、Strychnos cocculoides、Aloe Greatheadii、Tridactyle bicaudata、Senna用于开发植物性饲料添加剂。44%) 是药用植物的主要储存库，其次是草本 (36.11%)、灌木 (8.33%)、攀缘植物 (8.33%) 和花卉 (2.78%)。根据调查结果，Bobgunnia madagascariensis、Aloe chabaudii、Adenia gummifera、Erythrina abyssinica、Agave sisalana、Capsicum frutescens、Strychnos cocculoides、Aloe Greatheadii、Tridactyle bicaudata、Senna用于开发植物性饲料添加剂。44%) 是药用植物的主要储存库，其次是草本 (36.11%)、灌木 (8.33%)、攀缘植物 (8.33%) 和花卉 (2.78%)。根据调查结果，Bobgunnia madagascariensis、Aloe chabaudii、Adenia gummifera、Erythrina abyssinica、Agave sisalana、Capsicum frutescens、Strychnos cocculoides、Aloe Greatheadii、Tridactyle bicaudata、Senna用于开发植物性饲料添加剂。