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      <JournalTitle>International Journal of Engineering, Science and</JournalTitle>
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      <Volume-Issue>Volume 7, Issue 3</Volume-Issue>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
      <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage>
      <Season>March 18</Season>
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        <Year>2018</Year>
        <Month>03</Month>
        <Day>4</Day>
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      <ArticleType>Engineering, Science and Mathematics</ArticleType>
      <ArticleTitle>ETHNOZOOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AMONG MISING TRIBES OF DHEMAJI ,ASSAM</ArticleTitle>
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      <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage>
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      <FirstPage>53</FirstPage>
      <LastPage>65</LastPage>
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          <FirstName>Sanker</FirstName>
          <LastName>Paul</LastName>
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      <Abstract>Zoo-therapeutic is a indigenous knowledge system formed by a group of people through generations, by living in close contact with nature and using traditional drugs of animal origin in the local environment. We can find that our rural people still using various animals and their by-products for cure of various diseases.  The mising tribes of Assam is mostly concentrated in the district of Dhemaji of Assam. This tribal populations depends the local vegetation for food, shelter and curing most ailments. They mostly uses 16 animals out of which eight mammals, two bird, one  reptiles, four fish, one annelids . Mising uses animal derived medicine for treatment of asthma, body pain, tuberculosis, jaundice, paralysis, piles, skin disease, allergy, weakness, asthma and piles etc. Since scientific research in ethno-biology and ethno-medicine has made important contributions to understanding traditional ethnozoological and medical knowledge and practice. Thus there is an urgent need to investigate  and record all ethno-zoologist have a greater responsibility not only in inventorying the traditionally used biological resources but also in conserving and revitalizing the traditional beliefs, so that the age old cultures are not lost.</Abstract>
      <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage>
      <Keywords>mising tribes, Zoo-therapeutic, research, conservation</Keywords>
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        <Abstract>https://ijesm.co.in/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=4924&amp;title=ETHNOZOOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AMONG MISING TRIBES OF DHEMAJI ,ASSAM</Abstract>
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