No effect of a homeopathic preparation on neonatal calf diarrhoea in a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

被引:18
作者
de Verdier, K [1 ]
Öhagen, P
Alenius, S
机构
[1] Natl Vet Inst, Dept Ruminant & Porcine Dis, SE-75189 Uppsala, Sweden
[2] Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Fac Vet Sci, Dept Ruminant Med & Vet Epidemiol, Uppsala, Sweden
关键词
antibiotics; bovine; coronavirus; Cryptosporidium; enteritis; homeopathy; medicine; organic farming; Podophyllum; rotavirus; scour; veterinary;
D O I
10.1186/1751-0147-44-97
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
A double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of a homeopathic treatment of neonatal calf diarrhoea was performed using 44 calves in 12 dairy herds. Calves with spontaneously derived diarrhoea were treated with either the homeopathic remedy Podophyllum (D30) (n=24) or a placebo (n=20). No clinically or statistically significant difference between the 2 groups was demonstrated. Calves treated with Podophyllum had an average of 3.1 days of diarrhoea compared with 2.9 days for the placebo group. Depression, inappetence and fever were presented equally in the 2 groups. These results support the widely held opinion that scientific proof for the efficacy of veterinary homeopathy is lacking. In the European Union this implies a considerable risk for animal welfare, since in some countries priority is given to homeopathic treatments in organic farming.
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页码:97 / 101
页数:5
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