| Frequency of species of Eimeria in females of the holstein-friesian breed at the post-weaning stage during autumn and winter. | The frequency of species of the genus Eimeria in a dairy herd in the municipality of Boa Esperança, Southern region of the State of Minas Gerais was assessed. From 37 females of the Friesian breed aged three to seven months, 259 feces samples were analyzed between May and September 2008. The examinations to quantify oocysts per gram of feces (OPG) and identify Eimeria species were conducted at the Veterinary Parasitology Laboratory of the Federal University of Lavras. Eleven species of Eimeria w ... | 2011 | 22166384 |
| distribution of taenia saginata metacestodes: a comparison of routine meat inspection and carcase dissection results in experimentally infected calves. | a comparison of techniques for detecting the presence of cysticercus bovis in bovine carcasses was made by using carcass dissection and routine beef inspection guidelines. in the study, 28 calves were used after they were tested and found to be negative for the presence of anti-c. bovis serum antibodies and were inoculated orally with aliquots containing 6×10(4) taenia saginata eggs. one hundred and twenty days after inoculation, the animals were slaughtered and a post mortem evaluation was done ... | 2011 | 21929881 |
| use of multivariate analyses for determining heat tolerance in brazilian cattle. | adaptability can be evaluated by the ability of an animal to adjust to environmental conditions and is especially important in extreme weather conditions such as that found in tropical brazil. a multivariate analysis using physical and physiological traits in exotic (nellore and holstein) and naturalized (junqueira, curraleira, mocho nacional, crioula lageana, and pantaneira) cattle breeds was carried out in the federal district of brazil to test and determine which traits are important in the a ... | 2011 | 21181496 |
| mapping risk of bovine fasciolosis in the south of brazil using geographic information systems. | fasciolosis, caused by fasciola hepatica, is an endemic disease of ruminants that occurs in several countries of south america where it can lead to decreased production and fertility and, in severe cases, animal death. although very prevalent, information on the epidemiology of the disease is incomplete in brazil. the objective of the present study was to define the prevalence of f. hepatica in the livers of cattle from slaughterhouses and correlate the data with the animal's origin (climate and ... | 2010 | 20071083 |
| [cysticercus bovis in bovines under federal inspection (sif) at slaughterhouse in mountain region of the state of rio de janeiro from 2003 and 2004]. | the purpose of this work was to determine the importance of bovine cysticercosis in mountain region of the state of rio de janeiro, brazil, with data from sif 193, located at itaperuna. in this study, data from 23,501 animals were used, while 15,078 were analyzed in the first year and 8,423 in the second year, with 304 (2.02%) animals parasited in 2003 and 225 (2.67%) in 2004. this work studied the occurrence of bovine cysticercosis in the region, and tried to show the importance of sanitary ins ... | 2008 | 20059840 |
| [prevalence of antibodies anti-toxoplasma gondii in slaughtered cattle at stockyards in the state of bahia, brazil]. | serum samples of 600 slaughtered cattle from ilhéus and itabuna municipal slaughterhouse and jequié federal slaughterhouse, all of them located in the state of bahia were screened using an indirect immunofluorescent antibody test against toxoplasma gondii. prevalence was 11.83% (71), and positive samples were distributed as 19.3% (37) from ilhéus, 9.8% (21) from itabuna and 6.8% (13) from jequié slaughterhouses respectively. from positive cattle, 91.5% (65) had titles 1:64, and 8.5% (6) had titl ... | 2009 | 19602316 |
| [effect of different baits as attractant for blowflies (diptera) at valonguinho, universidade federal fluminense, niterói, rj, brazil]. | it was carried out a survey of blowflies in an area of the campus (valonguinho) of the universidade federal fluminense, niterói, rio de janeiro. the collections were performed with traps, using baits of fish (sardine), bovine liver, shrimps and banana. were collected 6015 flies, chrysomya megacephala and lucilia eximia were the most frequent (50.55% and 21.52%, respectively). the flies were more abundant in february and march and the most attractive bait was fish (38.32%). | 2007 | 18373895 |
| nucel (cell and molecular therapy center): a multidisciplinary center for translational research in brazil. | social and economical development is closely associated with technological innovation and a well-developed biotechnological industry. in the last few years, brazil's scientific production has been steadily increasing; however, the number of patents is lagging behind, with technological and translational research requiring governmental incentive and reinforcement. the cell and molecular therapy center (nucel) was created to develop activities in the translational research field, addressing concre ... | 2008 | 18327551 |
| [anatomic regions of major occurrence of cysticercus bovis in bovines under federal inspection at slaughterhouse in the municipality of são josé dos pinhais, state of paraná from july to december, 2000]. | the purpose of this work was to determine the most common anatomic location of bovine cysticercosis, as well as its number per animal. to accomplish these objectives a number of 26,633 bovines from the slaughterhouse argus ltd., sif 1710, located at são josé dos pinhais in the state of paraná, brazil, were examined from july to december 2000. the results demonstrated that the head's muscles were infected with a rate of 57.77%, and the cardiac muscles 39.65%, totalizing 97.42% of the infected sit ... | 2007 | 17706011 |
| [prevalence and control of gastrintestinal parasitosis in calves from dairy farms in the municipality of alegre, espírito santo]. | the objectives of the present study were to evaluate the prevalence of gastrintestinal helminthosis of calves and to identify control aspects related to these infections in dairy farms of the municipality of alegre, espírito santo. a total of 222 calves varying of one to 18 months of age were examined and proportionally divided between 12 dairy farms. after techniques in the laboratory of parasitic diseases of the veterinary hospital of centro de ciências agrárias of the universidade federal do ... | 2006 | 17196117 |
| [space-temporal distribution of boophilus microplus (acari: ixodidae) ticks analyzed by geoprocessing in the municipality of seropédica, state of rio de janeiro, brazil]. | the geo-environmental system of the federal university of rio de janeiro was used with the objective of analyzing the space-temporal distribution of boophilus microplus ticks in the municipality of seropédica in different types of pasture, breeding and animal density. geo-environmental variables, climatic parameters, type of pasture, breeding and animal densities were evaluated and the results were signed. the pasture areas were categorized as very favorable, favorable, little favorable and unfa ... | 2005 | 16445874 |
| neosporosis as a cause of abortion in dairy cattle in rio grande do sul, southern brazil. | forty-six aborted bovine fetuses submitted to the faculty of veterinary, department of clinical pathology, universidade federal do rio grande do sul, were examined histopathologically. non-suppurative inflammation was observed mainly in the brain and heart of 22 fetuses. brain lesions consisted primarily of mononuclear inflammatory cell infiltrates with occasional foci of necrosis. protozoa that reacted with neospora caninum antisera were seen in 18 of the 22 (81.8%) brain specimens from fetuses ... | 2002 | 11750112 |
| leptospirin - an intradermic test for the diagnosis of leptospirosis. | in the state of bahia (brazil) the leptospirin produced in germany for experimental use by the institute for veterinary medicine, federal health office, berlin, was administered to humans and animals in order to diagnose leptospirosis in collaboration with this institute. the results were compared with the microscopic agglutination reaction. the total number of test persons or animals was 268; this group included 81 human patients. 60 heads of cattle, 50 goats, 40 pigs, 25 horses, and 12 dogs. a ... | 1980 | 7434992 |
| [levels of organochlorine pesticide residues in meat products under federal inspection]. | | 1980 | 7233062 |
| fascioliasis problems in ruminants in rio grande do sul, brazil. | the economic importance of fascioliasis in the livestock industry in the state of rio grande do sul was assessed through the federal meat inspection at major slaughter houses. annual average rates of the livers condemned by fasciola hepatica infection at the houses in the state have been recorded as 12-13% in cattle and 7% in sheep, respectively. many farms in the provinces of the frontier regions of brazil with uruguay are contaminated with f. hepatica and acute fascioliasis with a high mortali ... | 1982 | 6891851 |
| anti-leptospira sp. agglutinins in ewes in the federal district, brazil. | to define the prevalence of anti-leptospira sp. agglutinins in ewes in the federal district, brazil, serum samples from 157 ewes were tested for antibodies against serovars of leptospira sp. by the microscopic agglutination test. antibodies were detected in three flocks in a prevalence of 3% (95% ci = 0.4%-5.7%). considering that sheep and cattle were raised together, the lack of sanitary control could represent a risk to cattle production, which is the most important activity in the centre-west ... | 2011 | 20703809 |
| dedication to manoel pimentel neto --1928-2010. | dr manoel pimentel neto's career as a researcher and adviser is recalled in this summary of his professional life. he adored his work, to which he dedicated himself fully as an exemplary public employee. in 1958, he graduated in veterinary medicine from the rural university of brazil (universidade rural do brasil; urb), which today is the rural federal university of rio de janeiro (universidade federal rural do rio de janeiro; ufrrj). at that time, postgraduate training in different aspects of v ... | 2010 | 21184693 |