I first read about the transition from the homeopaths at NCH, but I doublechecked and confirmed at the Union of Concerned Scientists, which gives a different, supportive take on the banning of antibiotics in animal feed.
From a homeopaths' viewpoint, the banning of antibiotics is an opportunity to test whether homeopathy can be helpful. In the never-ending, howling skepticism of homeopathy its critics have failed to notice reports of better outcomes for animals placed on homeopathics. The data is good enough to inspire the EU to invest "1.8m in a pilot research project to examine the effectiveness of homeopathic treatments on farm animals."
The arguments against homeopathy pale when we are faced with a very real possibility that within our lifetimes we will not have antibiotics as an effective tool. It is far preferable to deal with the realities of commercial farming without an antibiotic buffer now than to wait until complete resistance is the norm.
Here's a recent study:
Copyright 2009. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
From a homeopaths' viewpoint, the banning of antibiotics is an opportunity to test whether homeopathy can be helpful. In the never-ending, howling skepticism of homeopathy its critics have failed to notice reports of better outcomes for animals placed on homeopathics. The data is good enough to inspire the EU to invest "1.8m in a pilot research project to examine the effectiveness of homeopathic treatments on farm animals."
The arguments against homeopathy pale when we are faced with a very real possibility that within our lifetimes we will not have antibiotics as an effective tool. It is far preferable to deal with the realities of commercial farming without an antibiotic buffer now than to wait until complete resistance is the norm.
Here's a recent study:
Homeopathy. 2010 Jan;99(1):57-62.
Homeopathy as replacement to antibiotics in the case of Escherichia coli diarrhoea in neonatal piglets.
Source
Biological Farming Systems Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands. Irene.Camarlink@wor.nlAbstract
BACKGROUND:
The use of antibiotics in the livestock sector is increasing to such an extent that it threatens negative consequences for human health, animal health and the environment. Homeopathy might be an alternative to antibiotics. It has therefore been tested in a randomised placebo-controlled trial to prevent Escherichia coli diarrhoea in neonatal piglets.METHOD:
On a commercial pig farm 52 sows of different parities, in their last month of gestation, were treated twice a week with either the homeopathic agent Coli 30K or placebo. The 525 piglets born from these sows were scored for occurrence and duration of diarrhoea.RESULTS:
Piglets of the homeopathic treated group had significantly less E. coli diarrhoea than piglets in the placebo group (P<.0001). Especially piglets from first parity sows gave a good response to treatment with Coli 30K. The diarrhoea seemed to be less severe in the homeopathically treated litters, there was less transmission and duration appeared shorter.Copyright 2009. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
- PMID: 20129177
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