Bovi Sera

[Green Acres Farm]

I don't use it. Haven't had the need and I'm not so sure about it honestly. It would be one thing if we had chronic issues, but so far we haven't had any

B-complex is very different then the Bovi Sera, I understand how they could both help the immune system but they work differently.

Bovi sera is made from the blood Serum, I would give it if absolutely necessary but its not something I keep in the medicine cabinet.

From what I understand, Bovi Sera is used as a preventative mostly, not as a treatment. It is given before times of stress and sometimes during. It is supposed to help guard against Shipping Fever, and some other things temporarily.

 

[OneFineAcre]

No
Never even heard of it until now

 

[babsbag]

I did some research on it once and honestly don't even remember why or when. I decided at the time that I was not interested in trying it and not sure that it even does anything. I chalked it up to potential snake oil and left it at that.

 

[WantonWoodsman]

Never heard of it. Could not find any vets that stock it.

 

[Devonviolet]

As one who follows alternative medicine, I'm not a huge fan of vaccines.

12 years ago, I was very sick with Lyme Disease and Esptein Barr Virus. After 3 years of misery and not being able to find a conventional doctor who was willing to even try to help me, I found an Integrative Physician (treats mostly with alternative remedies, but occasionally uses conventional treatments, when necessary).

"Dr. G." said I was one of his sickest patients. It took eight months for me to start to feel better. Dr. G. used herbs, supplements (including probiotics) and neutriceuticals to build up my immune system, so my body could fight the multiple infections raveging my body. And gradually my body did start to fight the infections and today the Lyme is in remission (it is not possible to totally eradicate Lyme, because it is so strong), and the Epstein Barr Virus is a thin of the past.

I'm telling you this, because I believe that our immune system resides in our's (and our animal's) guts. I am now convinced that by consuming probiotic foods (like Kombucha, Plain Kefir and cultured vegetables), we will create a healthy environment in our gut, with "good bacteria", and our bodies can become strong enough to begin to heal themselves.

Over the past 4 or 5 years I have been adding the above cultured/fermented foods to our diets and DH and I are much healthier because of it.

Along those lines, I recently learned about Bokashi, which is fermented wheat bran (using an Efficient Microbes [EM-1]), a type of probiotic, that is fed to farm animals and put into garden soil, for healthier animals and gardens. It has even been shown to help humans.

Rather than try to explain how it works, here are some links, that will do a better job of explaining it than I could.

http://home-n-stead.com/homestead/tipsandrecipes/ems.html
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http://www.hawaiihealingtree.org/how-to-make-your-own-em-1-inoculant-and-bokashi/
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I have made my first batch of inoculant serum, and bought a 50 pound bag, of wheat bran, at my local co-op, (for the low price of $7.60 - including tax).

Tomorrow, we move on to the next step of mixing inoculant serum, molasses & water with wheat bran, to make our first batch of Bokashi, that we can start feeding to our animals.

I firmly believe that by giving our animals probiotic rich feeds, their guts will be healthy, making their immune systems strong, which will help keep them healthy.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I've read a little about Bokashi also, but just a little. Please keep us in the loop on the process and the outcomes. Glad you're on the pathway back to health!

 

[Green Acres Farm]

@Devonviolet, do you have any good kombucha recipes or secrets you could share? I LOVE kombucha, but it is expensive at the store and I started trying to make some at home- but the store stuff tastes so much better...

 

[Green Acres Farm]

Never heard of it. Could not find any vets that stock it.

You can order it online

 

[WantonWoodsman]

You can order it online

Would love to......but I am from South Africa, unemployed & my achy breaky heart just wouldn't recover after seeing the price.

 

[Green Acres Farm]

Would love to......but I am from South Africa, unemployed & my achy breaky heart just wouldn't recover after seeing the price.

A lot of people don't think it's worth it, anyway.