Correlations between hematological, parasitological patterns and animal performance of sheep supplemented with protected fat

Authors

  • Vivian Alves Costa Afonso Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, SP
  • Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Zootecnia Diversificada, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Cecílio Viega Soares Filho Universidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Apoio, Produção e Saúde Animal, Araçatuba, SP
  • Eduardo Antonio da Cunha Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Zootecnia Diversificada, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Sílvia Helena Venturoli Perri Universidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Apoio, Produção e Saúde Animal, Araçatuba, SP
  • Fábio Luis Bonello Fundação Educacional de Andradina, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Andradina, SP
  • Caroline Marçal Gomes David Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Instituto de Zootecnia, Nova Odessa, SP

Keywords:

polyunsaturated fatty acids, Haemonchus contortus, helminthes, sheep

Abstract

The development of populations of gastrointestinal parasites resistant to antihelmintics has led to seeks new alternatives its control. Stimulation of natural immunity by means of animal nutrition has shown promising results in controlling nematodes in sheep. The addition of protected fat sources, containing essential fatty acids, may be an alternative due to many effects, among them, regulation of immunity expression and regulation of the inflammatory response by immune effectors. The aim of this study was to estimate correlations between haematological and parasitological patterns, animal performance through weight and body condition, under the influence of protected fat in ewes. Fifty Santa Ines sheep, in the final third of pregnancy or postpartum, in paddocks of Panicum maximum, received, individually, 200 g per day of concentrate, isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets, with or without the addition of protected fat. In general, except for total leukocytes and eosinophils, almost all of Pearson correlation coefficients of other variables were significant. However, the protected fat, in the amount offered, had no antihelmintic effect.

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Published

2010-02-25

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ANIMAL NUTRITION

How to Cite

Correlations between hematological, parasitological patterns and animal performance of sheep supplemented with protected fat. (2010). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 67(2), 125-132. http://35.198.24.243/index.php/bia/article/view/1073

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