Dr. Rohit BishistPAYAL JARYAL2024-04-102024-04-102024-03-18https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810208251The present investigation entitled “Study on fodder resources and ethnoveterinary practices utilized by Gujjar tribe of Chamba” was conducted in Salooni, Chamba and Mehla block of district Chamba, Himachal Pradesh during 2022-2023 with the objectives viz. to analyze the nutritive content of important fodder resources preferred by the Gujjar tribe of Chamba region and to document existing ethno-veterinary practices utilized by Gujjar tribe of Chamba. The composite samples of extensively used tree leaves, cultivated fodders, grasses, herbs and shrubs were collected from the month of October 2022 to June 2023 to analyse the different nutritional parameters. A multistage random sampling was done to document the ethnoveterinary practices followed in Salooni, Chamba, and Mehla block of Chamba district, in which a total of 90 respondents were chosen to obtain information on ethnoveterinary practices. The present study revealed that the nutritional attributes of different fodder species varied markedly among different categories of samples. DM of 55.12 (%) was recorded highest in the leaves of Quercus semecarpifolia while lowest 21.74 (%) in Artemisia nilagirica. CP was found highest 18.10 (%) in case of Fagopyrum dibotrys and lowest 8.10 (%) in Q. semecarpifolia. The highest 4.70 (%) EE was found in Celtis australis and lowest 1.20 (%) in Debregeasia longifolia. The CF was recorded maximum 38.63 (%) in Q. semecarpifolia and minimum 15.43 (%) in F. dibotrys. The NDF was found highest 53.40 (%) in Dendrocalamus strictus and lowest 33.17 (%) in Morus alba. The ADF was recorded maximum 40.81 (%) in Q. semecarpifolia and minimum 21.50 (%) in Triticum aestivum. The TA content was found highest 13.80 (%) in D. strictus and lowest 3.37 (%) in Q. leucotrichophora. The AIA was found highest 1.89 (%) in D. strictus and lowest 0.23 (%) in Q. floribunda. The NFE (%) was recorded maximum 57.02 (%) in Eriophorum comosum and minimum 41.80 (%) in Albizia lebbeck. The Ca content was found highest 3.90 (%) in Grewia optiva and lowest 0.79 (%) in F. dibotrys. The P was found highest 0.72 (%) in Zea mays and lowest 0.11 (%) in E. comosum. The use value in case of ethnoveterinary practices was found highest in case of Thymus serpyllum (UV=0.70), Rumex nepalensis (UV=0.67) and Cedrus deodara (UV=0.65) whereas lowest use value was observed in Oryza punctata (UV=0.24). The fidelity level (%) was found highest in F. dibotrys (100%) which was used to treat anorexia followed by Tinospora cordifolia which was used in the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery and lowest was found in case of Rheum australe (44.18%) which was used for the treatment of foot rot. The highest informant consensus factor (ICF) was found in case of prolapse (1) followed by fracture (0.97), cut and wound (0.96) and lowest in ailment category foot rot (0.93).EnglishThesis