Results: 54

Characterization of intestinal endoparasites fauna with zoonotic potential of road killed wild mammals in northern Paraná

Roads and highways are of paramount importance for national trade and transportation. Linked to this, we observe various environmental impacts, including the invasion of wildlife habitat, the roadkill of wild animals, and consequent harm to the fauna in the vicinity of the highways. The aim of the study ...

Atividade anti-helmíntica da folha de bananeira (Musa sapientum) in natura para equinos naturalmente infectados

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 30 (4), 2023
Os equinos, por serem animais herbívoros, estão predispostos a parasitoses gastrintestinais por estarem em contato com solo constantemente, sendo muitas plantas tradicionalmente são conhecidas como possuidoras de atividade anti-helmíntica. O objetivo do presente estudo é avaliar a ação anti...

Platinossomose no planalto de Santa Catarina

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 30 (4), 2023
A platinossomose é uma parasitose sistêmica com predileção hepática ocasionada pelo trematódeo Platynosomumspp. Ocorre principalmente em felinos pela ingestão do hospedeiro paratênico, ou a partir de um segundo hospedeiro intermediário, que seriam os isópodes terrestres em áreas tropicais end�...

Conocimiento ancestral sobre el uso de plantas silvestres medicinales en el tratamiento de enfermedades en alpacas

In the high Andean areas, the main economic activity is alpaca raising, which is affected by various infectious and parasitic diseases. Rural populations often resort to wild plants that have diverse properties and help control various diseases. The objective was to document ...

Relationship between FAMACHA© scores and zootechnical indicators of a sheep production system

In Brazil, lamb producers face challenges raising their animals because of high anthelmintic resistance and loss of productivity due to parasites. It is well known that parasitic infections can reduce the performance of sheep. However, until the publication of this work, no research was found that quanti...

Outbreak of bovine tick-borne disease on a riverside property in the Western Amazonia: Case report

Rev. bras. ciênc. vet; 29 (1), 2022
The objective was to report an outbreak of tick-borne disease (TBD) on riverside property in the Western Amazon. The death of 25 Nellore cattle was reported on a rural property on the banks of the Purus River, state of Acre. The producer observed animals with staggering walking, drop in productivity, wei...

Myxobolus spp. (Cnidaria: Myxobolidae) in the circulating blood of fishes from Goiás and Mato Grosso States, Brazil: case report

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
Myxosporidiosis is an infectious disease caused by myxozoans of the Phylum Cnidaria, Class Myxosporea, and Order Bivalvulida, considered a common parasite in fresh and saltwater fishes that parasitize many organs, especially gills. In the present study, 49 specimens of fishes belonging to eight genera: T...

Gastrointestinal parasites of Leontopithecus chrysomelas in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Abstract We performed coproparasitological testing of free-living golden-headed lion tamarins, Leontopithecus chrysomelas, using the Hoffmann-Pons-Janner method. In total, we collected 118 samples from ten groups: four living in Federal Protected Area and six living in Non-Protected Areas of cocoa farms....

Frequency of parasitic forms in fecal samples of maned wolf in different seasons of the year at the Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

O Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra (PNSC), localizado no estado de Minas Gerais, é um importante habitat de inúmeras espécies de animais ameaçados de extinção, como o lobo-guará (Chrysocyon brachyurus). Parasitos de animais selvagens podem representar um problema para os programas de manejo e ...

Profile of endoparasites in dairy cattle in the microregion of São João del-Rei, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

The present study provides the first evaluation of the endoparasite profile in dairy cattle from the microregion of São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil, including seasonal variations in parasitic infections. Fecal samples were collected directly from rectum of 123 dairy cows and 160 calves on 15 far...