Effect of bee venom treatment in sows with oligogalactic syndrome postpartum.
The objective of this study was to determine the clinico-therapeutic effect of worker honeybee venom in sows with oligogalactic syndrome postpartum. Comparison between bee venom- and drug-treated groups was our main concern in the present study. Sows after parturition were assigned to bee venom- and drug-treated groups, respectively. In the bee venom-treated group, 22 sows were bee-acupunctured once a day for 3 consecutive days. Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) forbee acupuncture were about 15 days old after metamorphosis. Live bees were used to sting the acupoints known as yang-ming (ST-18, 1.5 cm lateral to the base of the last two pairs of teats) and jiao-chao (GV- , at the indentation between the base of tail and the anus). In the drug-treated group, 20 sows were intramuscularly injected with a standard dose of penicillin G (400,000 IU/head) once a day for 3 consecutive days. On post-treatment day 4, 85.0% of the drug-treated group and 90.9% of the bee venom-treated group recovered from oligogalactic syndrome postpartum. The result suggested that apitherapy using worker honeybee is an effective treatment for sows with oligogalactic syndrome postpartum.
College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Korea. shchoi@cbucc.chungbuk.ac.kr
Seok Hwa
SH
Choi
Seong Soo
SS
Kang
Chun Sik
CS
Bae
Seong Koo
SK
Cho
Sok Cheon
SC
Pak
D000818:Animals; D001514:Bee Venoms / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007775:Lactation Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
D001514:Bee Venoms; D010406:Penicillins; D010400:Penicillin G