Research in the area of sanitation in ruminant production has focused on discovery of potential agents for biological control of helminths with nematophagous fungi and has provided evidence of success. The antagonistic potential of the fungus Arthrobotrys cladodes var. macroides on infective larvae of bovine gastrointestinal parasitic nematodes was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy. Additionally, an in ...
Biological control through the use of nematophagous fungi is a sustainable alternative for combatting helminthes in domestic animals and allows a reduction in the use of anthelmintics. The objective of this research was to evaluate the efficacy of the Arthrobotrys cladodes var macroides fungus in a pelleted formulation, based on sodium alginate and administered twice a week orally, as an alternative for the bio...
Gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) can reduce or limit sheep production. Currently there is a clear deficiency in the action of drugs for the control of these parasites. Nematophagous fungi are natural enemies of GIN. Fungal combinations have potential for reducing GIN populations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency combinations of nematophagous fungi in sodium alginate matrix pellets for the bi...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; Arthrobotrys musiformis é um fungo formador de armadilhas do tipo redes adesivas tridimensionais, capazes de capturar e predar larvas infectantes (L3) de nematoides. Nos equinos, os nematoides gastrintestinais podem levar a condições patológicas que interferem no desenvolvimento corporal e podem, inclusive, levar os animais a óbito. Dessa forma, o obj...
Echinostoma paraensei is a trematode of the genus Echinostoma that causes echinostomiasis in humans. The objectives of this study were to: evaluate the ovicidal activity of the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia (VC1 and VC4) on a solid medium 2% water–agar (2% WA) against E. paraensei eggs (assay A); evaluate ovicidal effect (destruction of eggs) of the isolate VC4 in supplemented culture media (assa...
O uso de produtos naturais com propriedades terapêuticas pode ser considerado uma abordagem alternativa no controle de helmintos em ruminantes, reduzindo o uso indiscriminado de produtos químicos, bem como os custos de produção. A eficácia anti-helmíntica de Cratylia argentea sobre endoparasitos de ovinos foi avaliada tanto in vitro, mediante teste de recuperação de larvas infectantes por grama de fezes (LPG) a...
Gastrointestinal nematodes are considered one of the most important sanitary problems affecting ruminants globally; whether parasitizing alone or acting with other pathogens, they are responsible for severe economic losses related to animal husbandry. Endoparasites in small ruminants are usually controlled with anti-helminthic drugs. However, certain strains of endoparasites are resistant to such drugs. Supplem...
Three experimental assays with Duddingtonia flagrans (isolated AC001) were carried out. The growth of the genus Duddingtonia present in formulation of rice bran, its predatory capability on Oesophagostomum spp. infective larvae (L3) in petri dishes (assay 1), its action in faecal cultures with eggs of that parasite (assay 2) and isolate's capability of predation after passing through gastrointestinal tract of s...
Um experimento foi realizado com o objetivo de definir o intervalo de tempo de registro do comportamento de ovinos Santa Inês. Utilizaram-se 18 ovinos machos, não-castrados, com peso corporal médio inicial de 22,62 kg. Os animais foram alojados em baias individuais e distribuídos ao acaso em seis tratamentos, constituídos de dois volumosos (capim-elefante amonizado ou não com 5% de uréia) e três concentrados (c...
The nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in humans and thus alternative methods of control should be studied. The objective of this work was to evaluate the predatory capacity of eight fungal isolates of the species Duddingtonia flagrans (AC001, CG768 and CG722), Monacrosporium thaumasium (NF34), M. sinense (SF53) and Arthrobotrys robusta (I31), A. cladodes (CG719) and A....