Kroupová P., Šoch M., Lukešová D.
Abstract
Effects of preventive administration of a polycomposite homeopathic preparation were monitored for almost 4 years
(March 2001 – January 2005) in a total of 548 calves aged 1 to 21 days. The aim was to assess the possibility of
reducing the frequency of the diarrhoeal disease. The experiment was conducted in a traditionally managed herd
under standard condition of a commercial operation and under a supervision of an authorized veterinary surgeon.
The calves were housed together with their mothers in a brick tethered barn. A comparison of the diarrhoea
prevalence between the control and the experimental groups of calves showed a positive, although not quite
statistically significant, effect of the homeopathic preparation on reducing the frequency of diarrhoeas in the
experimental group. Optimum management recommendations therefore emphasize the observance of zoohygienic
principles of calf rearing, regular checks, adequate nutrition and care, and suggest that preventive administration
of homeopathic preparations should be used as supplementary
Key words:
calves, prevention, diarrhoeal diseases, homeopathy