Assessing Effects of Preventive Administration of a Homeopathic Preparation on the Frequency of Calf Diarrhoeas

Kroupová P., Šoch M., Lukešová D.

Abstract
Effects of preventive administration of a polycomposite homeopathic preparation were monitored for almost 4 years (March 2001 – January 2005) in a total of 548 calves aged 1 to 21 days. The aim was to assess the possibility of reducing the frequency of the diarrhoeal disease. The experiment was conducted in a traditionally managed herd under standard condition of a commercial operation and under a supervision of an authorized veterinary surgeon. The calves were housed together with their mothers in a brick tethered barn. A comparison of the diarrhoea prevalence between the control and the experimental groups of calves showed a positive, although not quite statistically significant, effect of the homeopathic preparation on reducing the frequency of diarrhoeas in the experimental group. Optimum management recommendations therefore emphasize the observance of zoohygienic principles of calf rearing, regular checks, adequate nutrition and care, and suggest that preventive administration of homeopathic preparations should be used as supplementary

Key words:
calves, prevention, diarrhoeal diseases, homeopathy

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