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An isolate of the nematophagous fungus Monacrosporium thaumasium for the control of cattle trichostrongyles in south-eastern Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2014

R.C.L. Assis ,
F.D. Luns ,
J.V. de Araújo ,
F.R. Braga ,
R.L. Assis ,
J. Marcelino ,
P.C. Freitas  and
M.A. Andrade
R.C.L. Assis*
Affiliation:
Federal University of Viçosa, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Parasitology, Av. P.H. Rolphs, Viçosa Campus, Zip code 36570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
F.D. Luns
Affiliation:
Federal University of Viçosa, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Parasitology, Av. P.H. Rolphs, Viçosa Campus, Zip code 36570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
J.V. de Araújo
Affiliation:
Federal University of Viçosa, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Parasitology, Av. P.H. Rolphs, Viçosa Campus, Zip code 36570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
F.R. Braga
Affiliation:
Federal University of Viçosa, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Parasitology, Av. P.H. Rolphs, Viçosa Campus, Zip code 36570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
R.L. Assis
Affiliation:
Federal University of Viçosa, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Parasitology, Av. P.H. Rolphs, Viçosa Campus, Zip code 36570-000, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
J. Marcelino
Affiliation:
University of Viçosa, Central Teaching and Agricultural Development of Florestal, Freeway LMG 818, Km 06, Florestal Campus, Zip code 35690-000, Florestal, Minas Gerais, Brazil
P.C. Freitas
Affiliation:
University of Viçosa, Central Teaching and Agricultural Development of Florestal, Freeway LMG 818, Km 06, Florestal Campus, Zip code 35690-000, Florestal, Minas Gerais, Brazil
M.A. Andrade
Affiliation:
University of Viçosa, Central Teaching and Agricultural Development of Florestal, Freeway LMG 818, Km 06, Florestal Campus, Zip code 35690-000, Florestal, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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*Fax: +55 34 3899-1457 E-mail: rafaelalopesassis@yahoo.com.br
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Abstract

A mycelial formulation in sodium alginate pellets of the nematophagous fungus Monacrosporium thaumasium (isolate NF34A) was assessed in the biological control of beef cattle trichostrongyles in tropical Brazil. Two groups of ten male Nellore calves aged 6 months, a fungus-treated group and a control group, were fed on a pasture of Brachiaria decumbens naturally infected with larvae of cattle trichostrongyles. The fungus-treated group received doses of sodium alginate mycelial pellets orally (1 g pellets (0.2 g fungus)/10 kg live weight) twice a week for 12 months. At the end of the study there was a significant reduction (P< 0.01) in the number of eggs per gram of faeces and coprocultures of the fungus-treated group – 47.8% and 50.2%, respectively – in relation to the control group. There was a 47.3% reduction in herbage samples, collected up to 0–20 cm from faecal pats, between the fungus-treated and control groups, and a 58% reduction when the sampling distance was 20–40 cm from faecal pats (P< 0.01). The treatment with sodium alginate pellets containing the nematode-trapping fungus M. thaumasium reduced trichostrongyles in tropical south-eastern Brazil and could be an effective tool for the biological control of this parasitic nematode in beef cattle. However, in such a tropical climate with low rainfall the fungal viability can be reduced.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 89 , Issue 2 , March 2015 , pp. 244 - 249
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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