Table 3.
Categories and number of plants/generic terms per category in relation to the farmers’ aim of maintaining animal health and welfare in the free lists FL2, FL3 and in interviews on history of fodder and feeding (HI, n = 144, including 5 key informants). Most of the plants and generic terms show various uses and are mentioned in more than one category
| Category | Number of plants mentioned | Number of generic terms mentioned | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | FL2 | FL3 | HI | All | FL2 | FL3 | HI | |
| Totala | 87 | 51 | 39 | 69 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 14 |
| Kind of fodder/feeda | 77 | 45 | 38 | 60 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 14 |
| Care of the animalsa | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental managementa | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Human-animal relationshipa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 |
| Veterinary medicinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Household remedya (excluding fodder medicine) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cultural/religious activitiesa | 17 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
aMultiple answers occurring between FL 2, FL 3 and HI