49-Title: Observations on homeopathic medicine for deworming in sheep

Authors: Sunil Arora, Goverdhan Singh, Gargi Khera, Tanmay Khera and Vishnu Kumar

Source: Ruminant Science (2022)-11(1):239-241.

How to cite this manuscript: Arora Sunil, Singh Goverdhan, Khera Gargi, Khera Tanmay and Kumar Vishnu (2022). Observations on homeopathic medicine for deworming in sheep. Ruminant Science 11(1):239-241.

Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of homeopathic medicine (Cina 30) as an alternative treatment for deworming of the sheep. It was observed in the experiment that haematological parameters and body weight were increased non-significantly (p<0.05) after homeopathy treatment while the oxidative stress biomarkers viz serum catalase (kUL-1) and serum malondialdehyde (µ mol L-1) were significantly decreased (p<0.05), indicated the amelioration of stress level after treatment with cina 30. It is concluded that homeopathic medicines cina 30 could be used as an alternative medicine to control parasitic infestation in small ruminants.

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