This communication carries valuable ethno-veterinary information of 24 plant species along with the botanical name, vernacular name, family, season of flowering/fruiting and part (s) used. Modern veterinary pharmaceutical industry requires such plants as animal care is gaining importance day by day but the claims made by the people need to be cross checked by carrying out detailed pharmacological studies before these plants are actually put up for use in the industry.
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Manuscript Published on 01 March 2010
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