Evaluation of the Homeopathic Remedies Medication on Commercial Broiler Chickens Performance

Hadipour, M. M.; Habibi, Gholam Hossein; Ghorashinejad, A.; Olyaie, A.; Torki, Mehran

doi:10.3923/javaa.2011.2102.2105

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“…The remaining three studies looked at growth promotion (Amalcaburio and others 2009, Hadipour and others 2011, Sato and others 2012), and one study combined this with observations on improved immune reactivity (Sato and others 2012). The four studies where homeopathic treatment was effective were performed as observational (Sandoval and others 1998), non-blind RCTs (Berchieri and others 2006, Hadipour and others 2011) and a double-blind RCT (Sato and others 2012). Berchieri and others (2006) induced an infection to test the preventive effect of a Salmonella nosode and found a significant lower faecal excretion of Salmonella Enteritis when compared with an untreated group.…”

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“…In three trials, homeopathy was administered to treat diarrhoea caused by Salmonella (Sandoval and others 1998, Berchieri and others 2006) or E coli ‐infection (Velkers and others 2005). The remaining three studies looked at growth promotion (Amalcaburio and others 2009, Hadipour and others 2011, Sato and others 2012), and one study combined this with observations on improved immune reactivity (Sato and others 2012). The four studies where homeopathic treatment was effective were performed as observational (Sandoval and others 1998), non‐blind RCTs (Berchieri and others 2006, Hadipour and others 2011) and a double‐blind RCT (Sato and others 2012).…”

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“…Berchieri and others (2006) induced an infection to test the preventive effect of a Salmonella nosode and found a significant lower faecal excretion of Salmonella Enteritis when compared with an untreated group. Hadipour and others (2011) compared the growth promoting effects of a combined homeopathic remedy with undefined potency to a group treated with a standard regime of antibiotics and vaccines. They found a 5 per cent lower mortality and significantly higher weight gain in the homeopathic experimental group.…”

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Efficacy of homeopathy in livestock according to peer‐reviewed publications from 1981 to 2014

Doehring

Sundrum

2016

Veterinary Record

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Homeopathy is widely used in livestock, especially in order to reduce the use of antibiotics, although it is often seen as controversial. A comprehensive literature review has been conducted to assess the efficacy of homeopathy in cattle, pigs and poultry. Only peer-reviewed publications dealing with homeopathic remedies, which could possibly replace or prevent the use of antibiotics in the case of infective diseases or growth promotion in livestock were included. Search results revealed a total number of 52 trials performed within 48 publications fulfilling the predefined criteria. Twenty-eight trials were in favour of homeopathy, with 26 trials showing a significantly higher efficacy in comparison to a control group, whereas 22 showed no medicinal effect. Cure rates for the treatments with antibiotics, homeopathy or placebo varied to a high degree, while the remedy used did not seem to make a big difference. Looking at all the studies, no study was repeated under comparable conditions. Consequently, the use of homeopathy currently cannot claim to have sufficient prognostic validity where efficacy is concerned. When striving for high therapeutic success in treatment, the potential of homeopathy in replacing or reducing antibiotics can only be validated if evidence of efficacy is confirmed by randomised controlled trials under modified conditions.

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Section: Species‐specific Resultsmentioning

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Section: Species‐specific Resultsmentioning

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Efficacy of homeopathy in livestock according to peer‐reviewed publications from 1981 to 2014

Doehring

Sundrum

2016

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“…8,14,37,38 In chickens, possible alternatives are egg yolk antibodies, proand pre-biotics, antimicrobial peptides such as bacteriocins, β-defensins, protegrins, insect defensins, and homeopathy. [16][17][18][19][20][21]39 In cows, alternative treatment options are phytogenic substances, probiotics, bacteriocins, bacteriophages, stem cells, minerals, trace elements, vitamins, short-chain fatty acids and microbial lipopolysaccharide, and homeopathy. 8,40,41 Complementary medicinal health practices enable and emphasize health promotion-oriented prevention and treatment of infections, aimed at strengthening or supporting the self-regulating ability of the organism to cope with diseases.…”

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“…All these studies had methodological weaknesses, and none was conducted under field conditions. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21…”

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Assessing the Feasibility of a Two-Cohort Design to Assess the Potential of Homeopathic Medicinal Products to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance in Turkeys (The HOMAMR Project)—Study Protocol

Baur-Bernhardt,

Käsbohrer,

Doherr

et al. 2024

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Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious public health concern worldwide. The European Union requires a reduction in the use of antibiotics by 50% by 2030, with separate regulations on organic production that give preference to homeopathy and phytotherapy in organic farms before the use of conventional medicines (including antibiotics). We have therefore designed a two-phased project whose overarching aim is to investigate the potential role of homeopathic medicinal products (HMPs) in combating AMR in turkeys (the HOMAMR project): a two-cohort feasibility study using turkey-farm data that have been collected and analyzed retrospectively, followed by a prospective two-cohort study in turkey farms that would examine the impact of HMPs on changing antibiotic use. Objective The objective of this paper is to describe the protocol for the first phase of HOMAMR, which is a study under field conditions to assess the feasibility of collecting data retrospectively about turkeys that have been managed conventionally only or with HMPs. Methods Surveys performed on farms in Germany and Austria, including interviews with consenting farmers, will determine the feasibility of comparing retrospectively gathered data on antibiotic use and performance/production data in two cohorts of turkeys: (1) homeopathic treatment with conventional care (antibiotics) added if necessary or (2) conventional care (antibiotics) only. Co-primary outcomes to be studied are the amount of antimicrobial use and production period-related mortality. In addition, other production/performance parameters will be compared between the two treated cohorts. Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the first feasibility study on the treatment of turkeys using homeopathy, and whose retrospectively obtained data will inform a prospective study that would examine the impact of HMPs on antibiotic use in commercial turkey raising, fattening and breeding production.

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Effects of group size and homeopathic product supplement consisting of botanicals and mineral mixture on the performance and production traits of finishing pigs

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A total of 144 mixed sex pigs [(Landrace × Yorkshire) × Duroc] with an initial average body weight (BW) of 52 kg were used in a 11-week trial in a 2 × 2 factorial design with the following factors: group size [3pigs/pen vs 5 pigs/pen] and 0 or 0.2% homeopathic product supplementation to evaluate growth performance, nutrient digestibility, meat quality and stress related hormones. The homeopathic product supplementation resulted in increased (P < 0.05) BW at week 11, average daily gain (ADG) during days 42-63 and 64 -77. In addition, an increase (P < 0.05) in ADG and average daily feed intake (ADFI) during overall experiment period and an increase (P < 0.05) in apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of dry matter (DM) at day 77 were observed in pigs receiving homeopathic product. A trend in increase (P=0.088) in serum cortisol concentration during day 42 and increase (P > 0.05) during day 77 was observed in pigs with group size of 5 pigs/ pen and this was reduced when homeopathic product was supplemented to the diet. In conclusion, the variation in number of animals per pen had no effects on performance and production traits but the animals in bigger group size had higher serum cortisol concentrations which was reduced by the homeopathic product supplementation.

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Evaluation of the Homeopathic Remedies Medication on Commercial Broiler Chickens Performance

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Efficacy of homeopathy in livestock according to peer‐reviewed publications from 1981 to 2014

Efficacy of homeopathy in livestock according to peer‐reviewed publications from 1981 to 2014

Assessing the Feasibility of a Two-Cohort Design to Assess the Potential of Homeopathic Medicinal Products to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance in Turkeys (The HOMAMR Project)—Study Protocol

Effects of group size and homeopathic product supplement consisting of botanicals and mineral mixture on the performance and production traits of finishing pigs

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