Reduction of stool bacterial counts and prevention of diarrhea using an oral homeopathic product in newborn lambs

Publication date: Available online 13 December 2018Source: Microbial PathogenesisAuthor(s): Bruno F. Fortuoso, Roger R. Gebert, Luiz G. Griss, Patricia Glombovisky, Chrystian J. Cazarotto, Luana Rampazzo, Lenita M. Stefani, Emanuel B. Ferreira, Aleksandro Schafer da SilvaAbstractLamb farming is generally a secondary activity for farmers, and many breeding systems suffer from management failures that impair production. One reason for decline in performance is enteritis, usually affecting newborn lambs. Enteritis can be fatal, especially in dairy herds. Generally, lambs are fed sucrose or unprocessed milk from sheep or cow that is heated and fed to animals two or three times a day in baby bottles. However, on most farms, milk temperature differs among feeds, as often the process of alteration among diet adaptations is deficient, contributing to enteritis and consequent diarrhea. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to verify the administration of the homeopathic product (Dia 100®) in newborn and bottle-fed lambs, in order to prevent or minimize the occurrence of diarrhea. We studied 60 lambs, divided into two groups with ten repetitions each (n = 30) and during the nursing period (1–45 days of life). Animals in the treated group received the homeopathic product (36 g) orally divided into three doses (1, 7 and 14 days of life). We measured weight gain, mortality, bacterial counts (Escherichia coli and total coliforms) in feces, hematological analysis (leuko...
Source: Microbial Pathogenesis - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research