EFFECT OF MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA CH12 WEANING STRESS IN PIGS

Abstract

Weaning is a phase of life that creates stress in pigs causing damage to the welfare and health of pigs. The Matricaria chamomilla cH12 reduced stress management in cattle, but has not been tested in pigs. Study evaluated the effect of Matricaria chamomilla cH12 in the stress of weaning. We used 16 male pigs Landrace animals with 28 days of age, randomly divided into two groups (8 animals/group), the control group (GC) received diet without and other group (GMc) received diet containing addition Matricaria chamomilla cH12. Blood samples were collected from pigs on days 1, 14, 24 and 30 after weaning for determination of serum cortisol radioimmunoassay. Piglets were stressed out the next day weaning with a significant increase (P

Keywords

• swine
• weaning
• cortisol
• homeopathy
• Matricaria chamomilla.