title: [Utilization of the Famacha method in individual clinic diagnostic of haemonchosis in sheep of south-west of Minas Gerais State].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Diana Cuglovici
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Abrão
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abrão
authors.forename: Carlos Henrique Cabral
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Viana
authors.forename: Claudia Ribeiro
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: do Valle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D006188:Haemonchiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*