Open AccessManejo de la verminosis ovina en la agricultura familiar en Pinheiro Machado, Brasil
Author(s) -
Ignacio Pablo Traversa Tejero,
Rafael Gonçalves Lopes
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
agronomía mesoamericana (impresa)/revista agronomía mesoamericana/agronomía mesoamericana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1659-1321
pISSN - 1021-7444
DOI - 10.15517/ma.v28i3.23348
Subject(s) - deworming , agricultural science , agriculture , geography , veterinary medicine , humanities , forestry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medicine , helminths , ecology , art , zoology
The objective of this research was to analyze the control methods of ovine verminosis in the agriculture family of Pinheiro Machado municipality, located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil. In 2015, available information regarding agriculture on anthelmintics was collected by conducting interviews and by applying questionnaires to 32 sheep breeders. There were 11 active principles and 34 commercial names of medications registered for deworming. All the producers used anti-parasite drugs to control sheep verminosis, and 90% of the producers applied vermifuges without taking into account technical criteria. Only 1.8% gave a suitable destination to medical devices packages. Sheep farmers increased the frequency and dose usage of antiparasitic drugs, the aforementioned shows as consequences an increase in parasitic resistance to deworms and an environmental impact. In order to increase production and reduce chemicals that are harmful to the environment, sheep breeders shall use phytotherapy, homeopathy, biological control, rotational grazing, and the Famacha method.