Open AccessReproductive performance of sows inseminated with diluted semen treated with homeopathic medicine
Author(s) -
Francisco Rafael Martins Soto,
Erlete Rosalina Vuaden,
Cidéli de Paula Coelho,
Leoni Villano Bonamin,
Sérgio Santos de Azevedo,
Nílson Roberti Benites,
Flávia Regina Oliveira de Barros,
Marcelo Demarchi Goissis,
Mayra Elena Ortiz Assumpção,
Mariana Groke Marques
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of high dilution research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.129
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 1982-6206
DOI - 10.51910/ijhdr.v9i30.375
Subject(s) - semen , avena , sperm , forensic science , medicine , estrous cycle , biology , semen analysis , traditional medicine , veterinary medicine , zoology , andrology , pregnancy , infertility , botany , genetics
Aims: this study sought to assess the reproductive performance of sows inseminated with sperm treated with homeopathic medicines. Materials and methods: the semen of 2 sexually mature boars age 18 months Pietrain and Duroc cross-bred with similar genetic and reproductive performance were chosen, as well as 125 sows. Sixteen samples of semen were collected and standardized through semen evaluation. Three homeopathic preparations and a placebo (control) were tested on the sperm (n=31/32 per group): Avena sativa 6cH, Pulsatilla nigricans 6cH and Avena sativa 6cH + Pulsatilla nigricans 6cH. Sows were inseminated 3 times with the same estrous diagnostic procedures. Results: there was significant difference (p