Effect of homeopathic remedies and gentamicin in diarrhea in piglets

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of nux vomica, the homeopathic complex TratHo® cholera and Gentamicin 5% in the treatment of diarrhea in piglets. A total of 150 piglets of 5 days old that showed diarrhea in a pig unit in Camagüey, Cuba, were evaluated. The animals were distributed in three gr...

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Autores: Vidal F., Florangel, Peña G., Iván, Hernández R., Aliesky, Bertot V., José, Noda S.V., Daylitt
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/12561
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/12561
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:diarrhea
nux vomica
TratHo cholera
homeopathy
diarrea
TratHo colera
homeopatía
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Sumario:The study aimed to evaluate the effect of nux vomica, the homeopathic complex TratHo® cholera and Gentamicin 5% in the treatment of diarrhea in piglets. A total of 150 piglets of 5 days old that showed diarrhea in a pig unit in Camagüey, Cuba, were evaluated. The animals were distributed in three groups of 50 each. In group I, piglets were treated with nux vomica 30 CH in a dose of 5 drops sublingual every 12 h the 1st day and then every 24 h until the 5th day. In group II, piglets were treated with to TratHo® cholera 30 CH in a dose of 5 drops sublingual every 12 h the 1st day and then every 24 h until the 5th day. In group III, piglets were treated with gentamicin 5% intramuscularly, 2 to 4 mg/kg every 12 h for 5 days. In all cases, piglets were rehydrated with lactated Ringer’s solution intraperitoneally, using 100 to 300 ml depending of the degree of dehydration. The clinical evolution, appetite and dehydration were analyzed without observing significant differences between groups. However, the homeopathic therapy was effective and cheaper than the antibiotic treatment.