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21272579

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
Effective alternatives to anthelmintic treatment of nematode parasite infections of sheep are required because of the high prevalence of drug resistance. Within this context, the nematode-trapping fungus Duddingtonia flagrans has become a valuable component of various integrated control strategies. Toward this objective, a small quantity of lyophilized D. flagrans chlamydospores (10(6) spores per animal) was administered to sheep in a one-year plot study. Animals grazing on native pasture were divided into two homogeneous groups and were kept in 1-ha paddocks in the southern region of Brazil. The oral administration of chlamydospores led to a significant reduction (p<0.05) in the number of nematode eggs per gram of feces and in the larval availability on herbage (difference of 37.6%) in comparison to the control group. Control animals needed to be dewormed three times during the experiment, whereas the fungus-treated animals maintained a low parasite load, independent of seasonal variation. Although D. flagrans cannot serve as a panacea for nematode parasite control of livestock, it represents a significant advance toward rationalizing the use of endoparasitic drugs in small animals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1090-2449
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
127
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
727-31
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
A suitable model for the utilization of Duddingtonia flagrans fungus in small-flock-size sheep farms.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratório de Pesquisas Micológicas, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. santurio@smail.ufsm.br
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article