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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Homeopathy 2025; 114(04): 240-248
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1800966
Original Research Article

Performance of Pantaneira Breed Cows on Pasture Supplemented with Homeopathic Additives and Yeast

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  • Leandra da Silva Florentino 

    1   Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

  • Evellyn Richelly Ferreira da Silva 

    2   Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Escola de Veterinária, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

  • Mariana Santos 

    3   Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Camisão, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

  • Daniele Portela de Oliveira Torgan 

    3   Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Camisão, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

  • Fernando Miranda de Vargas Júnior 

    4   Departamento de Ciência Agrárias, Universidade Federal a Grande Dourados, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

  • Dirce Ferreira Luz 

    5   Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Serraria, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

  • Dalton Mendes de Oliveira 

    3   Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Camisão, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

  • Marcus Vinicius Morais de Oliveira 

    3   Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Camisão, Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Funding None.
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Abstract

Context

To improve the nutritional efficiency of ruminants and promote well-being in a natural and effective manner, the use of additives such as homeopathic products and yeast has been increasingly incorporated into diets, especially in grazing systems.

Objectives

To evaluate the effects of homeopathic products and yeast on the performance of Pantaneira cows maintained in rotational grazing on Mombaça grass in the Pantanal, Brazil.

Methods

Sixty cows were assigned to a completely randomized design with four treatments and 15 replicates. The treatments were: CTL: control (without additives); HOM: homeopathic (4 g/kg Entero 100, 4 g/kg Figotonus, and 4 g/kg Convert H); YEA: yeast (24 g/kg Saccharomyces cerevisiae); and HY: homeopathic + yeast (4 g/kg Entero 100, 4 g/kg Figotonus, 4 g/kg Convert H + 24 g/kg S. cerevisiae). The variables measured included forage and supplement intake, diet digestibility, weight gain, and feed conversion. Data were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA), followed by Tukey and Duncan tests, with a significance level set at 5%.

Key Results

Cows in the HY treatment group showed higher average daily gains and better feed conversion compared to the CTL treatment (p ≤ 0.05). They exhibited higher digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, and ether extract, as well as higher levels of total digestible nutrients and digestible energy (p ≤ 0.05).

Conclusions

The inclusion of 4 g/kg Entero 100, 4 g/kg Figotonus, 4 g/kg Convert H, and 24 g/kg S. cerevisiae improved nutrient digestibility, body weight gain and feed conversion in Pantaneira cows.

Keywords

cattle - feed conversion - grazing - natural additive - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Data Availability Statement

The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available because it is unpublished original research. However, they are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.


Author Contributions

All authors contributed to the conception and design of the study. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by Leandra da Silva Florentino, Mariana Santos, and Daniele Portela de Oliveira Torgan. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Leandra da Silva Florentino, Marcus Vinícius Morais de Oliveira, Evellyn Richelly Ferreira da Silva, Dalton Mendes de Oliveira, Dirce Ferreira Luz, and Fernando Miranda de Vargas Júnior, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.


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Eingereicht: 29. August 2024

Angenommen: 28. Oktober 2024

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
17. März 2025

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