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      Gastrointestinal parasites in goats from Monte Castelo, Santa Catarina, Brazil Translated title: Parasitas gastrintestinais em caprinos de Monte Castelo, Santa Catarina, Brasil

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          This study was carried out with the aim of estimating the degree of gastrointestinal helminth infection in goats on the Northern Plateau of Santa Catarina. Twelve young females and 11 adult females were used. Every 28 days, feces samples were taken to quantify the nematode eggs per gram of feces (EPG). Larval culturing was performed on a pool of positive samples from the same group. The fecal egg counts (FECs) ranged from zero to 10,400 EPG in the young group and zero to 7,600 EPG in the adult group. The mean FECs were between 583.3 and 4441.7 in the young group and between 418.2 and 2181.8 in the adult group. Eggs of the order Strongylida and genera Moniezia and Toxocara, and oocysts of Coccidia, were observed. The young animals were more affected and Haemonchus was the most prevalent genus in the samples.

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          Este trabalho foi realizado com o objetivo de estimar o grau de infecção dos helmintos gastrintestinais em um rebanho caprino criado no Planalto Norte Catarinense. Foram utilizadas 12 fêmeas jovens e 11 adultas, das quais, a cada 28 dias, foram coletadas amostras de fezes diretamente do reto, totalizando 12 coletas, para quantificação de ovos por grama de fezes (OPG) e cultivo de larvas através de "pool" das amostras positivas do mesmo grupo. A contagem de OPG variou de zero a 10.400 nos animais jovens e de zero a 7.600 nos adultos. As médias do OPG entre as coletas foram de 583,3 a 4.441,7 no grupo jovem e de 418,2 a 2.181,8 nos adultos, sendo observados ovos da ordem Strongylida, dos gêneros Moniezia e Toxocara, bem como oocistos de coccídeos. Os animais mais jovens foram os mais acometidos, sendo o gênero Haemonchus o mais prevalente.

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                Journal
                rbpv
                Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
                Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.
                Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária (Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil )
                0103-846X
                1984-2961
                June 2012
                : 21
                : 2
                : 148-150
                Affiliations
                [01] Lages SC orgnameEmpresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina orgdiv1Laboratório de Sanidade Animal, Estação Experimental de Lages Brasil
                [03] Botucatu SP orgnameUniversidade Estadual Paulista orgdiv1Departamento de Parasitologia orgdiv2Instituto de Biociências Brasil
                [02] Lages SC orgnameUniversidade do Estado de Santa Catarina orgdiv1Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias Brasil
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                S1984-29612012000200014 S1984-2961(12)02100214
                10.1590/S1984-29612012000200014
                3c244a42-b9ca-4e57-bcbd-5983d784449c

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 28 June 2011
                : 28 April 2011
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                Haemonchus,verminose,Goats,Caprinos,parasitosis
                Haemonchus, verminose, Goats, Caprinos, parasitosis

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