Evaluation of the contamination of infecting larvae of nematodes on pasture of Cynodon sp. in a milk producing system

Authors

  • Caio Augusto Perazza Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG
  • Marcos Aurélio Lopes Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Lavras, MG
  • André Henrique Oliveira de Carvalho Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG
  • Fabiana Alves Demeu Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG
  • Glauber dos Santos Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Lavras, MG
  • Adriana Mello Garcia Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Lavras, MG
  • Fábio Raphael Pascoti Bruhn Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Lavras, MG

Keywords:

dairy cattle production, helminths, parasites, forage

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the contamination of infecting larvae of parasitic nematodes in cattle on Cynodon sp. pasture. The research was conducted in a milkproduction system situated in the town of Boa Esperança, in the southern region of Minas Gerais state, during the fall-winter seasons 2008. The samples of the grass were collected in ten points inserted into an outline in €œW€, previously designed, in the period of morning between at 7:30 and 8:30, observing the presence of dew in all the collections performed. The samples were CUT close to the soil and separated in half, which constituted an upper and lower sample of each collecting point, their being afterwards placed into plastic bag, identified and carried to a plastic foam box . The samples were processed singly. The infecting larvae (L3) were identified and the amount per kilogram of dry matter in forage was estimated (L3/kg DM). The climatic conditions such as temperature, air relative humidity and rainfall enabled the development of the free life stages throughout the period. Even at low rainfall rates during the months of May to August, the counts of the amount of larvae in the pastures were high. Under the conditions of the dry period (Fall/Winter), the L3 forms of Cooperia sp. presented an expressive predominance in relation to the other genera throughout the period. The greatest amount of infecting larvae of this species was found in the months of July and August in the upper pasture, while for the samples of the lower part were found peaks in the months of June and August. The large number of genera of pathogenic helminths to animals in this study along the drier seasons of the year, especially in the upper pasture, demonstrates the importance of these agents as cause of losses in milk production in Minas Gerais state.

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Published

2011-01-12

Issue

Section

ANIMAL HEALTH

How to Cite

Evaluation of the contamination of infecting larvae of nematodes on pasture of Cynodon sp. in a milk producing system. (2011). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 68(1), 59-65. http://bia.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/1068

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