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http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/12 ... _199678943
this article suggests Oregano for an alternative to antibiotics and chemical wormer in other species. I got this from a Rare Breeds yahoo group.
"In a New York Times story published on Dec. 25, Scott Sechler of the Pennsylvania chicken producer Bell & Evans says that his antibiotic-free birds peck at feed mixed with oregano oil and a touch
of
cinnamon.
“Mr. Sechler swears by the concoction as a way to fight off bacterial diseases that plague meat and poultry producers without resorting to antibiotics,” writes reporter Stephanie Strom. Indeed, oregano has been utilized for its antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties since the age of Hippocrates. And while the effect the herb had on grazing animals in the Mediterranean, where it grows wild, in past centuries is anyone’s guess, there is growing interest in its potential as a drug-substitute for meat and dairy animals alike.
The Times points to a 2000 study conducted by Bayer on the oregano oil product Sechler uses, which compared the ability of it and four of the company’s drugs to combat E. coli symptoms in piglets. The oregano oil outperformed the synthetic drugs in that instance, but the results haven’t been replicated in subsequent testing.
A small,
Agriculture Department-funded oregano-oil trial conducted in Maine, which looked at the herb's effectiveness in controlling parasites in sheep and goats, is also briefly mentioned in the story. A report on the study, which can be found on the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association website, points out the economic advantage of what appeared to be a largely effective non-drug treatment: A five-day course of the anti-parasite drug Corid costs $1.50, while a two-month-long treatment with oregano oil only costs $3 per animal."
this article suggests Oregano for an alternative to antibiotics and chemical wormer in other species. I got this from a Rare Breeds yahoo group.
"In a New York Times story published on Dec. 25, Scott Sechler of the Pennsylvania chicken producer Bell & Evans says that his antibiotic-free birds peck at feed mixed with oregano oil and a touch
of
cinnamon.
“Mr. Sechler swears by the concoction as a way to fight off bacterial diseases that plague meat and poultry producers without resorting to antibiotics,” writes reporter Stephanie Strom. Indeed, oregano has been utilized for its antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties since the age of Hippocrates. And while the effect the herb had on grazing animals in the Mediterranean, where it grows wild, in past centuries is anyone’s guess, there is growing interest in its potential as a drug-substitute for meat and dairy animals alike.
The Times points to a 2000 study conducted by Bayer on the oregano oil product Sechler uses, which compared the ability of it and four of the company’s drugs to combat E. coli symptoms in piglets. The oregano oil outperformed the synthetic drugs in that instance, but the results haven’t been replicated in subsequent testing.
A small,
Agriculture Department-funded oregano-oil trial conducted in Maine, which looked at the herb's effectiveness in controlling parasites in sheep and goats, is also briefly mentioned in the story. A report on the study, which can be found on the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association website, points out the economic advantage of what appeared to be a largely effective non-drug treatment: A five-day course of the anti-parasite drug Corid costs $1.50, while a two-month-long treatment with oregano oil only costs $3 per animal."
