[Utilization of the Famacha method in individual clinic diagnostic of haemonchosis in sheep of south-west of Minas Gerais State].
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Famacha method in individual clinical diagnosis of haemonchosis in sheep from the south-west of Minas Gerais. Fifty crossbred Santa Inês ewes were evaluated during 5 months as for conjunctival mucous colour (Famacha method), Packed Cell Volume (PCV), Faecal Egg Counts (FEC), body score and clinic alterations. The score Famacha observed was from 1 to 3, the body score from 2 to 5, the PCV from 20 to 47%, and FEC from 0 to 7,750. The correlations between the parameters evaluated, except Famacha with body score, were highly significant (P < 0.0001). The main genus identified in the coprocultures was Haemonchus (87-100% of total larvae, +/- 93.5%). We observed reduction of 87.33% in the use of anthelmintics on the property. It was concluded that the Famacha method, associated with other diagnostic methods, is a useful tool to detect hemonchosis in sheep.
Abrão
Diana Cuglovici
DC
Departamento de Parasitologia do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6.627, ICB, CEP 31270-901 Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil. diana_abrao@yahoo.com.br
Abrão
Silvana
S
Viana
Carlos Henrique Cabral
CH
do Valle
Claudia Ribeiro
CR
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D006188:Haemonchiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*