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Cryptosporidium occurrence in ruminants from the North Pioneer mesoregion of Paraná, Brazil

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of Cryptosporidium in cattle and sheep from the North Pioneer mesoregion of the state of Paraná. For this, 317 stool samples were collected from cattle and sheep on 16 properties in six municipalities in the North Pioneer mesoregion of Pa...

Occurrence of Capillaria sp. in the liver of sheep (Ovis aries ) in a slaughterhouse in the state of Acre, Brazil

Abstract Although sheep farming has grown in the state of Acre over the past four decades, little is known about occurrences of helminthiases in the herds of this region. The objective of the study was to assess the occurrences of non-intestinal helminthiasis among sheep slaughtered in Rio Branco. A tot...

In vitro efficacy of Duddingtonia flagrans against nematodes of sheep based on in vivo calculations

Abstract Duddingtonia flagrans has been tested as an alternative parasite control, but data from in vitro experiments based on in vivo calculations describing nematophagous fungi predation in nematodes are restricted. The objective of this work was to determine the efficacy of D. flagrans against sheep n...

Anthelminthic resistance of gastrointestinal nematodes in sheep to monepantel treatment in central region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (1), 2018
Given the numerous reports of anthelminthic resistance of sheep nematodes to different anthelmintic compounds, this study aimed to evaluate the resistance status of gastrointestinal nematodes from naturally infected sheep to monepantel in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Four farms that present extensive ...

Doenças parasitárias em bovinos e ovinos no sul do Brasil: frequência e estimativa de perdas econômicas

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (8), 2017
Foi realizado um levantamento das doenças parasitárias de bovinos e ovinos diagnosticadas na região sul do Rio Grande do Sul, de janeiro de 1978 a dezembro de 2014 no Laboratório Regional de Diagnóstico da Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Em bovinos 10,1% de todos os diagnosticos tratavam-se de para...

Pesquisa de anticorpos IgG para Neospora caninum e avaliação dos fatores de risco em ovinos do Estado de Sergipe

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (8), 2017
O objetivo desse trabalho foi determinar a ocorrência de anticorpos IgG para Neospora caninum bem como avaliar os fatores de risco associados à infecção em rebanhos ovinos do estado de Sergipe, Brasil. Foram coletadas, nos anos de 2011 e 2012, 1200 amostras de sangue de ovinos oriundos de sessenta pr...

Risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in free-range chickens in the semiarid region of Brazil

Abstract This study aimed to investigate the frequency of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in serum from 629 chickens on 39 family farms in seven municipalities in the semiarid region, Pernambuco, Brazil, and to identify risk factors associated with T. gondii infection. The risk factors were studied in ...

Reproductive disorders caused by Toxoplasma gondii in sheep

Toxoplasma gondii is a cosmopolitan, intracellular, obligatory parasite protozoan of importance to public and animal health. In sheep, this species is a causative agent of reproductive disorders. The main sign produced by T. gondii infection in this species is abortion, which causes economic losses to sh...

Parâmetros sanguíneos e opg (ovos por grama de fezes) de ovelhas mestiças da raça Dorper em diferentes graus do método famacha

A criação de ovinos no Brasil vem se desenvolvendo em larga escala nos últimos anos, entretanto, as verminoses continuam causando grandes perdas no setor de ovinocultura. Dentre as verminoses, as helmintoses são responsáveis pelos maiores prejuízos na criação de ovinos, sendo o principal parasita...

Application of different techniques to detect Toxoplasma gondii in slaughtered sheep for human consumption

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep slaughtered in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, by means of different diagnosis techniques. Serum samples and tissues from 100 slaughtered sheep were used. To detect antibodies, the indirect immunofluorescence antibod...