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Bone computed tomography mineral content evaluation in chickens: Effects of substances in homeopathic concentration
Ninety-six cobb race chickens were equally divided in 4 groups and randomly
assigned to receive a standard treatment feed + homeopathic concentrations of Symphytum
(S.) officinalis (9CH), or standard treatment feed + homeopathic concentrations
of Tricalcarea (4CH), or standard treatment feed + homeopathic concentrations of Calcarea
(C.) carbonica (30CH) or a placebo (the same feed but without any homeopathic
compound) in order to assess the ability of the homeopathic compounds to increase
the concentration of calcium hydroxyapatite in the sternal spongy bone tissue. We
measured the concentration of calciumhydroxyapatite in the sternal spongy bone tissue
of all chickens by means of a computed tomography (CT).
Results: 30%, 36% and 63% increase of sternum spongy-bone mineralization was
observed after a 2 years period in the treatment groups with S. officinalis (9CH), Tricalcarea
(4CH) (*P < 0.05) and C. carbonica (30CH) (***P < 0.001) respectively.
Conclusion: Bone mineralization is usually low in battery chickens reared in commercial
poultry-sheds, creating a weakness of the whole animal supporting apparatus. Homeopathic
preparations with bone-tissue tropism may improve their health
quality