Management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep farms in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.

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Autor(a) principal: GOUVEIA, A. M. G.
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: MOLENTO, M. B., SILVA, M. X., BRANDAO, H. de M., GOUVEIA, G. C., MORLÁN, J. B., GUIMARAES, A. S.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-736X2013000400009
Resumo: Parasite related problems are considered one of the major health problems for sheep breeding, causing considerable economic losses to commercial husbandry. The aim of this study was to determine the technological level and the level of knowledge of farmers regarding management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep in Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. The analysis was based on 213 questionnaires applied by official veterinarians of the State Government Agency for Animal Health (Instituto Mineiro de Agropecuária, IMA), covering 16.6% of all counties. From two hundred and thirteen sheep farms sampled, 117 farms had their technological level determined. From the samples, 0.9% were characterized as high level, 45.3% as medium, and 53.0% as low technological level. The flock size ranged from 2 to 1843 with an average of 80.5 sheep per farm. The majority of the sheep production systems was extensive/semi-extensive (74.5%). The management practices adopted by the farmers to reduce parasitism were: split young and adult animals (5.6%), change pasture after deworm the animals (5.2%), use quarantine for incoming animals (2.3%), deworm newly arrived sheep (1.5%), and have regular technical assistance (31.9%). Although 76.5% of the farmers medicate the animals, treatments were performed without any major technical criteria, with an average interval of 4.6 months. The most commonly used drug families were macrocyclic lactones (38.5%) and benzimidazoles (24.9%). The management practices adopted in Minas Gerais are based on old recommendations and may not return in a good set of strategies to prevent parasite infections. Field observations reinforce the finding where farmers have obtained unsatisfactory results in maintaining the health and productivity level of their enterprises.
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spelling Management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep farms in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.Gastrointestinal parasitesSheep controlTechnological levelEpidemiological aspectsParasite related problems are considered one of the major health problems for sheep breeding, causing considerable economic losses to commercial husbandry. The aim of this study was to determine the technological level and the level of knowledge of farmers regarding management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep in Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. The analysis was based on 213 questionnaires applied by official veterinarians of the State Government Agency for Animal Health (Instituto Mineiro de Agropecuária, IMA), covering 16.6% of all counties. From two hundred and thirteen sheep farms sampled, 117 farms had their technological level determined. From the samples, 0.9% were characterized as high level, 45.3% as medium, and 53.0% as low technological level. The flock size ranged from 2 to 1843 with an average of 80.5 sheep per farm. The majority of the sheep production systems was extensive/semi-extensive (74.5%). The management practices adopted by the farmers to reduce parasitism were: split young and adult animals (5.6%), change pasture after deworm the animals (5.2%), use quarantine for incoming animals (2.3%), deworm newly arrived sheep (1.5%), and have regular technical assistance (31.9%). Although 76.5% of the farmers medicate the animals, treatments were performed without any major technical criteria, with an average interval of 4.6 months. The most commonly used drug families were macrocyclic lactones (38.5%) and benzimidazoles (24.9%). The management practices adopted in Minas Gerais are based on old recommendations and may not return in a good set of strategies to prevent parasite infections. Field observations reinforce the finding where farmers have obtained unsatisfactory results in maintaining the health and productivity level of their enterprises.AURORA M. G. GOUVEIA, UFMG, GEPOC; MARCELO B. MOLENTO, UFPR, GEPOC; MARCOS X. SILVA, UFMG, GEPOC; HUMBERTO DE MELLO BRANDAO, CNPGL; GABRIELA C. GOUVEIA, UFMG, GEPOC; JORGE B. MORLÁN, Secretariado Uruguayo de La Lana, Sul Montevideo; ALESSANDRO DE SA GUIMARAES, CNPGL.GOUVEIA, A. M. G.MOLENTO, M. B.SILVA, M. X.BRANDAO, H. de M.GOUVEIA, G. C.MORLÁN, J. B.GUIMARAES, A. S.2022-07-01T10:24:52Z2022-07-01T10:24:52Z2014-02-112013info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlePesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, v. 33, n. 4, p. 464-468, 2013.http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/979494https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-736X2013000400009enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice)instname:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)instacron:EMBRAPA2022-07-01T10:25:00Zoai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/979494Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttps://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/oai/requestopendoar:21542022-07-01T10:25falseRepositório InstitucionalPUBhttps://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/oai/requestcg-riaa@embrapa.bropendoar:21542022-07-01T10:25Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep farms in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.
title Management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep farms in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.
spellingShingle Management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep farms in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.
GOUVEIA, A. M. G.
Gastrointestinal parasites
Sheep control
Technological level
Epidemiological aspects
title_short Management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep farms in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.
title_full Management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep farms in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.
title_fullStr Management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep farms in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.
title_full_unstemmed Management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep farms in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.
title_sort Management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep farms in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil.
author GOUVEIA, A. M. G.
author_facet GOUVEIA, A. M. G.
MOLENTO, M. B.
SILVA, M. X.
BRANDAO, H. de M.
GOUVEIA, G. C.
MORLÁN, J. B.
GUIMARAES, A. S.
author_role author
author2 MOLENTO, M. B.
SILVA, M. X.
BRANDAO, H. de M.
GOUVEIA, G. C.
MORLÁN, J. B.
GUIMARAES, A. S.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv AURORA M. G. GOUVEIA, UFMG, GEPOC; MARCELO B. MOLENTO, UFPR, GEPOC; MARCOS X. SILVA, UFMG, GEPOC; HUMBERTO DE MELLO BRANDAO, CNPGL; GABRIELA C. GOUVEIA, UFMG, GEPOC; JORGE B. MORLÁN, Secretariado Uruguayo de La Lana, Sul Montevideo; ALESSANDRO DE SA GUIMARAES, CNPGL.
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv GOUVEIA, A. M. G.
MOLENTO, M. B.
SILVA, M. X.
BRANDAO, H. de M.
GOUVEIA, G. C.
MORLÁN, J. B.
GUIMARAES, A. S.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Gastrointestinal parasites
Sheep control
Technological level
Epidemiological aspects
topic Gastrointestinal parasites
Sheep control
Technological level
Epidemiological aspects
description Parasite related problems are considered one of the major health problems for sheep breeding, causing considerable economic losses to commercial husbandry. The aim of this study was to determine the technological level and the level of knowledge of farmers regarding management practices to control gastrointestinal parasites in sheep in Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil. The analysis was based on 213 questionnaires applied by official veterinarians of the State Government Agency for Animal Health (Instituto Mineiro de Agropecuária, IMA), covering 16.6% of all counties. From two hundred and thirteen sheep farms sampled, 117 farms had their technological level determined. From the samples, 0.9% were characterized as high level, 45.3% as medium, and 53.0% as low technological level. The flock size ranged from 2 to 1843 with an average of 80.5 sheep per farm. The majority of the sheep production systems was extensive/semi-extensive (74.5%). The management practices adopted by the farmers to reduce parasitism were: split young and adult animals (5.6%), change pasture after deworm the animals (5.2%), use quarantine for incoming animals (2.3%), deworm newly arrived sheep (1.5%), and have regular technical assistance (31.9%). Although 76.5% of the farmers medicate the animals, treatments were performed without any major technical criteria, with an average interval of 4.6 months. The most commonly used drug families were macrocyclic lactones (38.5%) and benzimidazoles (24.9%). The management practices adopted in Minas Gerais are based on old recommendations and may not return in a good set of strategies to prevent parasite infections. Field observations reinforce the finding where farmers have obtained unsatisfactory results in maintaining the health and productivity level of their enterprises.
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