| Homeopathic remedies in a semi-intensive alternative system of broiler production | |
Abstract/OtherAbstract
:
|
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ">This experiment had the objective of evaluating the influence of homeopathic remedies on the performance and health of broilers in a semi-intensive alternative system of production. Two groups of 90 Cobb strain broilers were randomly allocated, at 21 days of life, to three treatments: Control, <em>Calcarea carbonica</em> 12cH and <em>Calcarea phosphorica</em> 12cH, in a randomized block design in two stages. The medication was administered in the birds' drinking water with a 5% hydro-alcohol extract solution in 5 drops per bird daily during 28 days, beginning at 22 days of age. Each stage comprised three blocks, totalizing six replications per treatment. Each treatment group consisted of 10 broilers. Birds were weighed at 21 days and weekly thereon, up to slaughter at 49 days. After slaughtering, carcasses, hearts, livers, gizzards and feet were also weighed. Differences among stages in weight gain (Stage 1 = 2,576 ± 38 g; Stage 2 = 2,825 ± 38 g; P < 0,0004) and in final weight (Stage 1 = 3,470 ± 38 g, Stage 2 = 3,348 ± 40 g; P < 0.03) were noted. There were no differences between stages or treatments for the variables of carcass, feet and gizzard weights (P > 0.40). The liver and heart, however, weighed significantly more in stage 2 (P < 0.01), which may be interpreted as an indicator of greater metabolic activity of these organs coincident with greater weight gain within the same period. When compared to the other two treatments, liver weight proved lower (P < 0.05) in the <em>Calcarea carbonica</em> treatment group, as expected and in accordance to reports of the materia medica of this medicine. In conclusion, there was no effect of homeopathy applied for the purpose of growth. Lower liver weights of the<em> Calcarea carbonica-</em>treated birds may be associated to a lower susceptibility to stress. This possibility, however, calls for new studies for verification.</span></p> |
Authors
:
|
Rosane Amalcaburio, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho, Luciana Aparecida Honorato, Nelton Antônio Menezes |
Related Documents
:
|
0000706435 - Therapeutic use of stem cells in congenital anomalies: a pilot study 0036397435 - Experimental study on the causative agents of hypobios is of <i>haemonchus contor... 0034253635 - Short report - adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy: is clotting profile relevant? |
Contributors
:
|
- |
Publication Detail
:
|
Publisher : Groupe International de Recherche sur l'Infinitesimal - GIRI Type : - Format : - |
Date Detail
:
|
2009 |
Subject
:
|
Homeopathy, Poultry production, Agroecology. |
Coverage
:
|
- |
Relation
:
|
- |
Source
:
|
International Journal of High Dilution Research |
Copyright Information
:
|
- |
Other Details
:
|
Languages : eng |
Export Citation
:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
Previous Document: Investigation of HSP60 gene expression in mRNA level in heart at dilated cardiomyopathy
Next Document: A case of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome treated with the homeopathic therapeutic