EARLY EVENT IN EFFECT OF APPLE CIDER VINEGAR ON THE INDUCED BURN HEALING IN RABBITS

Abstract

This study evaluated early event effect of apple cider vinegar on burn wound healing in rabbits. Fifteen adult rabbits were brought from the Basra local market and raised under proper management conditions in Basra veterinary medicine college. The age of these rabbits ranges between 10-12 months and their body weight was 2-3 kg. The rabbits were divided into three groups, group A (control), group B (treated with lincomycine and group C (treated with apple cider vinegar. General anesthesia was provided by a mixture of xylazine and ketamine HCL at a ratio 10:25 mg/kg intramuscularly. Selected site were shaved, cleaned and disinfected. A burn of 3 cm in diameter was made in the glutted area of the electrically heated stump at temperature 80 C for 14 second.Observation of burns of contract ability and study histopathological changes. The macroscopically results appear in all groups on 1st, 3rd, 7th, is different observation but on 7th days is complete healing, but the microscopically changes are also they seem results for good healing in group C.The apple cider vinegar contains acidic acid and other acids is acceleration burn healing.