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

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe appropriate ethical permission to conduct the research was obtained through a formal letter from Addis Ababa University (AAU) to the Dugda District Authority and local community leaders (Kebeles). Before the interview process, government bodies at district and kebele levels and all informants were briefed about the research objectives and its academic purposes. And then prior informed consent was obtained verbally from each informant before the commencement of the interviews. Consent for publicationPrior informed consent of informants’ pictures had been obtained for publication. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they no competing interests."

"Funding This work was financially supported by Addis Ababa University and Ethiopian Public Health Institute."