Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by indigenous and local communities of Dugda District, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia

Table 4 Informant consensus factor of ethnoveterinary ailment category

Ailment category	Nt	% of all species	Nur	% of all Nur	ICF
Gastrointestinal diseases	34	53.13	267	36	0.88
Neurological diseases	12	18.75	66	8.98	0.83
Musculoskeletal diseases	14	21.88	71	9.66	0.81
External parasitic diseases	3	4.69	23	3.13	0.91
Dermatological diseases	26	40.63	168	22.86	0.85
Reproductive diseases	6	9.38	17	2.31	0.69
Respiratory diseases	2	3.13	19	2.59	0.94
Ophthalmologic diseases	4	6.25	15	2.04	0.79
General illness	24	37.50	89	2.04	0.74

Nt: Number of plants (s) mentioned for the treatment of these particular disease groups, Nur: Number of times a particular category of diseases is cited, ICF: informant consensus factor

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