VILELA, V. L. R.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1396998925448810; VILELA, Vinícius Longo Ribeiro.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to test a pellet formulation in a sodium alginate matrix of
Duddingtonia flagrans in the biological control of goat gastrointestinal helminths kept
in a native pasture in a semi-arid region of Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil. An area of
2.4 hectares was divided into three paddocks, where groups of seven goats ware formed.
Each group received the following treatments during the months of March to August
2011: D. flagrans group, received 3g of pellets containing D. flagrans (AC001) for each
10 kg/ l. w., twice a week; Moxidectin 0.2% group, received 0.2 mg / kg of Moxidectin
0.2% orally, every 30 days; Control group, received 3g of pellets without fungi per 10
kg/ l. w., twice a week. Each month, a tracer goat was placed in each group for 30 days
and then sacrificed and necropsied. The D. flagrans group showed a greater reduction in
EPG, increased weight gain, higher rates of packed cell volume and lower parasitic load
burden in the tracer goats compared to Moxidectin 0.2% and Control groups. D.
flagrans was efficient in controlling goat gastrointestinal helminthiasis in a semi-arid
region of northeastern Brazil.
