Clinical evaluation of topical application of copaiba oil on experimentally induced wounds in horses

• Grant number: 12/16983-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2013
• End date: December 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Principal Investigator: Flávia de Almeida Lucas
• Grantee: Adriana Lima Kandrotas
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMVA). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araçatuba. Araçatuba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The objectives will be to evaluate clinical aspects of topical application of copaiba oil on the healing process of experimentally induced wounds in lumbar and metacarpal areas of healthy horses. Eight adult horses will be used. Four wounds will be surgically produced on each horse: two wounds cranial to the sacrum of the right lumbar region and two wounds close to the proximal epiphysis of the right metacarpus on the lateral aspect. The experimental lesions will be treated daily with copaiba oil, whereas saline solution was used in control lesions. Macroscopic analyses will be performed on tissue harvested at 3, 7, 14, and 21 days, Complete healing time for all wounds was recorded. (AU)