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Effect of alternate and simultaneous grazing on endoparasite infection in sheep and cattle

This experiment was carried out on 8 ha of Panicum maximum cv. Tanzania pastures, with rotational grazing consisting of 7 days of occupation and 21 days of rest. Four treatments were evaluated: cattle grazing alone (BOV), sheep grazing alone (OVI), cattle and sheep grazing simultaneously (SIM) and cattle...

Reequilíbrio tóraco-abdominal em recém-nascidos prematuros: efeitos em parâmetros cardiorrespiratórios, no comportamento, na dor e no desconforto respiratório

Acta fisiátrica; 20 (3), 2013
Objetivo: Avaliar o efeito de manuseios do método fisioterapêutico de Reequilíbrio Tóraco-Abdominal (RTA) em parâmetros cardiorrespiratórios, em sinais clínicos de esforço respiratório, no comportamento e na dor de recém-nascidos (RN) prematuros com baixo peso internados em unidade de terapia i...

Seasonal distribution of gastrointestinal nematode infections in sheep in a semiarid region, northeastern Brazil

The objective of this study was to determine the seasonal distribution and gastrointestinal nematode parasite load in crossbred Santa Inês tracer lambs, and to correlate the rainfall during the study period with occurrences of parasitic infections. Sixty-four male tracer lambs between the ages of four a...

Parasitic helminths of the digestive system of wild boars bred in captivity

This study aimed to identify the parasites that inhabit the digestive system of Sus scrofa scrofa from a commercial breeding facility in southern Brazil, and reports the first occurrence of Trichostrongylus colubriformis in wild boars. The gastrointestinal tracts of 40 wild boars from a commercial breedi...

Parasites of Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes in Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil

In this study, we investigated the presence of gastrointestinal helminths in 97 captive birds (Psittaciformes and Accipitriformes) necropsied between June and December 2011 in the state of Paraiba, Brazil. Forty-three birds were infected. Psittaciformes were infected by nematode Ascaridia hermaphrodita (...

Infecciones de transmisión sexual en semen: el hombre como vector de transmisión

Int. j. morphol; 31 (1), 2013
En los últimos años el estudio de las infecciones de transmisión sexual ha cobrado gran importancia debido principalmente al incremento de estas en parejas heterosexuales y hombres que tienen sexo con hombres. En mujeres existe mucha información de epidemiología y patogénesis de estas infecciones, ...

Control of infective larvae of gastrointestinal nematodes in heifers using different isolates of nematophagous fungi

The effect of different nematophagous fungi [Duddingtonia flagrans (AC001 and CG722) and Monacrosporium thaumasium (NF34)] with regard to controlling infective larvae (L3) of nematodes after gastrointestinal transit in female cattle (3/4 Holstein × Zebu) was evaluated. A total of 24 pubescent female cat...

First report of interaction of nematophagous fungi on Libyostrongylus douglassii (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae)

Libyostrongylus douglassii is a gastrointestinal nematode parasite of ostriches that can cause up to 50% mortality in young birds. The objective of this study was to compare the predatory capacity of two isolates of the predatory fungi Duddingtonia flagrans(AC001 and CG722 isolates) and one of Arthrobotr...

Estudo da capacidade vetora de Pintomyia fischeri (Pinto) (Diptera: Psychodidae) para Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Vianna

Introdução - A leishmaniose tegumentar americana (LTA) é uma antropozoonose com o envolvimento de várias espécies de Leishmania, mamíferos reservatórios e flebotomíneos (vetores). Apresenta ampla distribuição no Brasil, com registro de casos em todas as unidades da Federação. É de interesse ...

Toxocariosis: seroprevalencia y contaminación ambiental en dos comunas periurbanas de la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina

La toxocariasis humana es una enfermedad parasitaria que se encuentra en todo el mundo.Los humanos están infectados por la ingestión de los huevos que contaminan el medio ambiente. El diagnóstico serológico se lleva a cabo mediante inmunoensayo enzimático y por lo general confirmado por Western blot...