Evaluation of homeopathic treatment of Escherichia coli infected swine with indetification of virulence factors involved: Pilot study

Coelho, Cidéli de Paula; Vuaden, Erlete Rosalina; Soto, Francisco Rafael Martins; Melville, Priscilla Anne; Oliveira, Flávia Carolina Souza de; Bonamin, Leoni Villano; Moreno, Andréa Micke; Tahan, Patricia; Benites, Nilson Roberti

doi:10.51910/ijhdr.v13i49.715

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“…53 The growth performance of piglets with diarrhea was improved when treated with HP. 22 In piglets infected with E. coli, HP produced a lower incidence of diarrhea, as well as attenuation of its severity. 14 The housing density used in this study was 1.45 m 2 /pig, providing good environmental conditions for the animals.…”

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“…20,21 When associated or not with biotherapy, they can reduce the number of animals with diarrhea and increase body weight gain. 22 Previously studies conducted with other species also reported that homeopathic combinations were able to improve carcass yield of poultry, 23 increase final body weight and carcass yield of steers, 24 improve growing, survival and immune function in juvenile scallops, 25 improve meat coloration, decrease stress and contribute to the welfare and quality of beef, 26 and exhibit higher polyunsaturated fatty acid/saturated fatty acid ratio than controls in Nile tilapia fish. 27 For the consumer, the quality of pork meat includes several attributes, such as nutritional value, composition and specific nutrients of the product.…”

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“…20 21 When associated or not with biotherapy, they can reduce the number of animals with diarrhea and increase body weight gain. 22…”

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Homeopathic Products as a Complementary Dietary Additive for Pigs in their Growing and Finishing Phases

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Background Homeopathic products (HP) have been proposed for the prevention of disease and as a complementary dietary additive in pig farming, with resulting improved performance and quality of life of the animals and with benefits for food safety. The aim of this study was to assess the addition of HP to pig feed and its effects on growth performance, dietary protein utilization, nutrient digestibility, meat quality, and economic feasibility. Methods A total of 80 male pigs, body weight 32.8±2.3kg, were allocated in a randomized design, with two treatments of 10 replications and four animals per experimental unit. Treatments were composed of a control diet (CD) or CD+HP (Finalvitaplus+Figotonus, 1.1kg/ton feed of each product). The outcome measures used were growth performance (body weight gain) and feed efficiency (body weight gain per unit of feed consumed), efficiency of dietary protein utilization (blood urea nitrogen), nutrient digestibility (apparent digestibility coefficient and apparent nutrient digestibility), meat quality (including pH, temperature, color, liquid loss by cooking and thawing, intramuscular fat and meat tenderness), and economic feasibility (cost of the diets). Results There was no effect (p >0.05) of treatments on growth performance of the pigs, though the group that received HP showed an 8.93% greater feed efficiency than the control group (p=0.077). The animals in the control group had a 14.37% higher blood urea nitrogen concentration in the finishing I phase (70–100kg body weight) compared with those fed HP (p=0.028), indicating lower protein utilization in the controls. There was comparative improvement in digestibility coefficient and in nutrient digestibility in pigs fed HP in the growing–finishing phase (p <0.05). There was no differential effect of treatments on meat quality or economic feasibility (p >0.05). Conclusion The addition of HP to the diet of growing–finishing pigs produced some improvement in their dietary protein utilization, nutrient digestibility and feed efficiency, though it did not affect their growth performance, meat quality or economic feasibility.

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Section: Discussion Growth Performance and Feed Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 97%

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confidence: 97%

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confidence: 96%

“…20 21 When associated or not with biotherapy, they can reduce the number of animals with diarrhea and increase body weight gain. 22…”

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“…Indeed, compared with antibiotics, HPs have been shown to improve performance and prevent diarrhoea in young pigs (Coelho et al, 2009;Kiefer et al, 2012). Moreover, they have been reported to reduce the number of animals with intestinal disorders, promote weight gain (Coelho et al, 2014), and improve the percentage and quality of meat and the marbling of the pig carcass. No effect on blood parameters such as aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and plasma urea nitrogen concentrations has been reported (Lima, 2018).…”

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Addition of homeopathic products to pig diets in the finishing phase promotes improvement in growth performance

Lima¹,

Genova²,

Barbosa³

et al. 2023

SA J. An. Sci.

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Homeopathic products (HP) are a preventive and therapeutic alternative in pig farming. This study evaluated the effect of the concentration of dietary HP on performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and plasma metabolites of growing-finishing pigs. A total of 60 crossbred male pigs (Agroceres PIC × DanBred), immunocastrated at 90 and 120 days old, with an initial BW of 30.71 ± 2.60 kg were allocated in a completely randomized design to three treatments: i) control diet (CT), without HP), ii) CT + HP1 (Figotonus® and Sanoplus®) (1 g/kg of diet), and iii) CT + HP2 (Figotonus and Sanoplus) (2 g/kg of diet). The results indicate that pigs fed diets containing HP2 had a greater average daily gain compared with those fed the control diet, although a higher feed efficiency was observed when pigs were fed the HP1 diet. Animals fed the HP2 diet showed a slight increase in initial postmortem pH in the Longissimus dorsi muscle compared to the control group. Pigs fed HP2 showed a higher initial temperature in the L. dorsi than those fed the control diet. However, there was no effect on plasma metabolite concentration. Based on the results of the present study, the HP1 diet enhanced the performance of finishing pigs without negative effects on meat traits and plasma metabolites.

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Homeopathic medicine Cantharis modulates uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC)-induced cystitis in susceptible mice

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Evaluation of homeopathic treatment of Escherichia coli infected swine with indetification of virulence factors involved: Pilot study

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Homeopathic Products as a Complementary Dietary Additive for Pigs in their Growing and Finishing Phases

Homeopathic Products as a Complementary Dietary Additive for Pigs in their Growing and Finishing Phases

Addition of homeopathic products to pig diets in the finishing phase promotes improvement in growth performance

Homeopathic medicine Cantharis modulates uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC)-induced cystitis in susceptible mice

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