Abstract:
An ethnozoological traditional medicinal animals used in Mida Kegn Districts, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional
State, Ethiopia study was conducted to identify animals and animal products used for traditional medicine
in Mida Kegn district of West Shoa zone of Oromia, Ethiopia. The aim of this study was documenting
traditional ethnozoological knowledge on use of animals and animal products for traditional medicine by
the indigenous communities of the area 64 selected respondents 45 men and 19 women) were used to
collect information about traditional knowledge regarding the use of animals and their products used in
traditional zootheauptics. These respondents were local herbalists, healers, farmers, and church
intellectuals ("debtera") between 31-69 age groups. The informants were selected based on their
experience, recognition as traditional healer, knowledge of healing practice, and age These key informants
are asked to give the detail and specific indigenous knowledge of traditional medicine. In addition to these
informant 132 informants were selected purposely elected then the remaining informants were selected
through tenth interval of the listed to see the general knowledge of useful animals in the for-data analysis
informant consensus, preference ranking, direct matrix ranking, paired comparison and Jaccard’s
coefficient of similarity were used. Traditional medicinal healers were much secured and were not
voluntary to transfer their knowledge to the next generation. So, in order to transfer their knowledge to the
coming generation, it is better if they share their knowledge without any reservation. The most commonly
used animal parts were bile (15%), feces (10%), and fats (9%). The inhabitants of the study area used bile
as the primary source of medicine. They also used fats and flesh to treat skin diseases and rheumatic pain
