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Symptoms are classified into diagnostic categoriesBook 1984 • Ohta, Itaru
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source discusses the meaning of Turkana names of 37 livestock diseases and the symptoms, etiology, and treatment of the 37 diseases. The source also includes scattered information on Turkana pastoral activities and ethnobotany as it relates to t...Livestock individual identification among the TurkanaBook 1987 • Ohta, Itaru
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source analyzes livestock classification and naming of individual livestock among the Turkana. In the Turkana livestock classification system the criteria for classification are age/sex, coat color, horn shape, ear shape (including ear markings)...Man-animal interaction complex in goat herding of the pastoral TurkanaBook 1982 • Ohta, Itaru
Turkana • Africa > Eastern Africa
This source is a detailed study of the behavior and inter-individual relationships among goats in Turkana herds. Specifically, the author examines the proximity of young goats to their mothers, the familiarity of goats with one another within herds, ...