Artigos Científicos - FAMEVE/CCAST

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Avaliação econômica de três tipos de suplementação mineral para bovinos de corte no Estado do Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-07) BARBOSA, Francisberto Batista; BOMJARDIM, Henrique dos Anjos; HELAYEL, Michel José Sales Abdalla; FAIAL, Kelson do Carmo Freitas; OLIVEIRA, Carlos Magno Chaves; MALAFAIA, Pedro Antônio Muniz; BRITO, Marilene de Farias; BARBOSA NETO, José Diomedes
Three alternatives of mineral supplementation of 18 to 20-month-old male Nelore cattle with 299.5 to 308.5 kg of body weight were used at a farm in northeast of Pará state, Brazil. To evaluate which mineral mixture resulted in better cost-benefit, three groups of 20 head were supplemented for six months, from March to August of 2012. Group 1 was supplemented with a selected mineral mixture (SMM) composed of 25kg NaCl, 50kg dicalcium phosphate, 190g copper sulphate, 60g cobalt sulphate, and 15g sodium selenite, having 133g Na, 123g P, 631mg Cu, 167mg Co, and 9mg Se per kg; this mixture was made based in previous clinical-nutritional examination of herd. Group 2 (control), supplemented only with NaCl; and group 3 received a commercial mineral mixture (CMM), routinely used in this farm, with 130g P, 220g Ca, 18g Mg, 36g S, 6000mg Zn, 1500mg Cu, 2000mg Mn, 200mg Co, 90mg I, and 36mg Se per kg. Concentrations of phosphorus, copper, zinc and iron were determined in liver and 12th ribs. The best cost-benefit alternative was the SMM; the forage alone did not contain enough Co to meet the requirements of the control group, but provided enough P, Cu, Zn and Se during the five months of the experiment.
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Avaliação lectino-histoquímica de fígado e linfonodo mesentérico de búfalos mantidos em pastagens de Brachiaria spp.
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-09) MIRANDA, Ileana Costa; RIVERO, Gabriela Riet Correa; OLIVEIRA JÚNIOR, Carlos Alberto de; RIVERO, Beatriz Riet Correa; PEIXOTO, Paulo Fernando de Vargas; COSTA, Samay Zillmann Rocha; D'AVILA, Mariana Sequeira; CID, Gabriela de Carvalho; FRANÇA, Ticiana do Nascimento
Animals grazing Brachiaria spp. commonly present foamy macrophages isolated or grouped in the liver, and crystals within biliary ducts. The pathogenesis of formation and the nature of the material stored in these cells however are not completely known. Through lectin histochemistry evaluation, steroidal saponins (secondary glycosylated metabolites) have been identified in the crystals and within the cytoplasm of the foam cells, which are probably liable for damaging the liver, leading to accumulation of phylloerythrin. This study aims to standardize and characterize the use of lectin histochemistry to detect glycosylated metabolites in tissues of buffaloes kept on different Brachiaria spp. pastures in Brazil. Fragments of liver and mesenteric lymph node from 40 buffaloes were analyzed: 10 buffaloes that were kept in predominant pasture of B. decumbens for 12 months; 10 buffaloes that were kept in pasture with a predominance of B. brizantha for 18 months; 10 buffaloes that were kept on pasture of B. brizantha for about four years; and as a negative control, 10 buffaloes that were maintained on native pasture without Brachiaria spp. since birth. Fourteen lectins were tested (Con-A, SBA, WGA, DBA, UEA, RCA, PNA, GSL-I, PSA, LCA, PHA-E, PHA-L, SJA and SWGA), in a total of 1120 evaluated samples. Previous studies demonstrated that PNA showed great binding reactivity for foamy macrophages in cattle and sheep. In the present study, SWGA showed high specificity and marked binding reactivity for foamy macrophages; WGA, GSL, PHA-E and PHA-L showed moderate to marked reactivity, but low specificity for foamy macrophages. The other lectins had not relevant reactivity or specificity. Moreover there was no relevant reactivity difference between the collected samplesd from buffaloes that grazed B. decumbens for 12 months and Brachiaria brizantha for 18 months. However the decreased presence of foamy macrophages and its lectin histochemical binding in animals that fed on B. brizantha for a longer time, indicates that the buffaloes can pass through an adaptation process according to the plant intake time. Lectin histochemistry analysis can be used to characterize the material stored in foamy macrophages present in liver and mesenteric lymph node of buffaloes that graze on Brachiaria spp. pastures and helps to clarify the pathogenesis of these cells.
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Brucella abortus detected in cheese from the Amazon region: differentiation of a vaccine strain (B19) from the field strain in the states of Pará, Amapá and Rondônia, Brazil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-08) BRITO, Jacqueline da Silva; MORAES, Carina Martins de; SILVA, Cleyzer Lopes; SALES, Gustavo Aguiar; KEID, Lara Borges; MATOS, Paulo Cesar Magalhães; LARA, Ana P.S.S.; MORAES, Carla Cristina Guimarães de
Brucellosis is an infectious-contagious disease responsible for significant economic losses to the meat and milk supply chain, because it causes reproductive disorders in animals and is a chronic anthropozoonosis. This study was designed to detect the DNA of Brucella spp. in cheese and to differentiate between a vaccine strain (B19) and the field strain. Sixty-six samples of different cheeses which are produced and marketed in three states of the Brazilian Amazon region (Amapá [5 samples], Pará [55 samples] and Rondônia [6 samples]) were evaluated. Thirty-nine of these samples were from cheeses made from cow's milk, and 27 were from cheeses made from buffalo milk. Four of the 66 samples were from cheeses produced in milk processing plants regulated by the Federal Inspection Service (Serviço de Inspeção Federal); nine of the samples were from cheeses produced in processing plants regulated by the State Inspection Service (Serviço de Inspeção Estadual); five of the samples were from artisanal cheeses; and the remaining 48 samples were from informally produced cheese. DNA was obtained from the samples following a DNA extraction protocol, and PCR was conducted using primers B4 and B5 to detect Brucella spp. Primers eri1 and eri2 were used to differentiate the field strain from the B19 vaccine strain. The results showed that 21.21% (14/66) of the samples were positive for Brucella spp., of which 21.43% (3/14) were positive for the B. abortus field strain, and 7.14% (1/14) were identified as harboring vaccine strain B19. These results demonstrate that it is possible to identify Brucella spp. in cheese from the Amazon region using the PCR technique and to differentiate the B. abortus field strain from the B19 vaccine strain.
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Detecção de Brucella abortus em linfonodos de búfalas (Bubalus bubalis) em diferentes fases da gestação
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-12) SOUSA, Melina Garcia Saraiva de; BRITO, Marilene de Farias; UBIALI, Daniel Guimarães; FONSECA JÚNIOR, Antônio Augusto; SILVA, Jenevaldo Barbosa da; REIS, Alessandra dos Santos Belo; OLIVEIRA, Carlos Magno Chaves; BARBOSA NETO, José Diomedes
The objective of this study was to detect Brucella abortus in lymph nodes of buffaloes as well as to describe the lesions caused. Nineteen buffalo cows in various stages of pregnancy, serologically positive for brucellosis and subjected to culling were used. Fetal age was determined by ultrasound examination and the size of fetuses was measured at necropsy. Fragments of lymph nodes were collected for histopathology and qPCR. The detection of B. abortus DNA in the lymph nodes was checked from the fourth month of pregnancy in seven buffaloes and in a post-calving buffalo. Acute to chronic lymphadenitis was histologically diagnosed. B. abortus DNA was detected in all evaluated groups of lymph nodes; the mammary lymph nodes were the most affected.
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Detecção e tratamento de otite por Rhabditis blumi em bovinos da região Norte do Brasil
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-07) BARBOSA NETO, José Diomedes; SILVA, Jenevaldo Barbosa da; LIMA, Danillo Henrique da Silva; ARAÚJO, Luiz Henrique Vilela; SANTOS, Lívia Loiola dos; REIS, Alessandra dos Santos Belo; SALVARANI, Felipe Masiero; BRITO, Marilene de Farias
This study aimed to describe the occurrence of parasitic otitis caused by Rhabditis blumi in dairy cattle of the Gir race from a farm in northern Brazil. Forty-two samples were collected from cattle by swab washed from the external auditory canal (EAC). On clinical examination, in 71.4% (30/42) of the cattle the parasite was found in the cerumen of the ear canal, along with alopecia of head and hump caused by discomfort and itching of the auricular region. At microscopic analysis of material from the conjunctival sac the parasite was found in 90% (9/10) of the evaluated cattle. In addition, 9.5% (4/42) of the cattle showed nervous symptoms, such as mild to moderate rotation of the head, apathy, flaccid lips and unilateral ptosis, change in chewing and food accumulation in the oral cavity. Thirty cattle positive for Rhabditis spp. were randomly divided into three groups of 10 animals each: (G1) Cattle Control, (G2) Cattle treated with ivermectin 1% pour-on, and (G3) Cattle undergoing wash of the external auditory canal (EAC). Each treatment was repeated three times with intervals of seven days. In G1, 10 cattle remained infected throughout the study. In G2, 20% of the cattle were negative after the first two treatments, however were positive at the third evaluation. In G3, all cattle remained positive, but with decrease in parasite load. Identification by molecular analysis of amplified fragments through the expansion D2/D3 28S rDNA confirmed the presence of only Rhabditis blumi. Based on clinical, morphologic and molecular examination, it appears to be the first report of the occurrence of R. blumi infection in Gir cattle in the State of Pará, due to the purchase of cattle from areas where parasitic otitis has been diagnosed, as from Minas Gerais, to produce crossbred animals (Gir x Holstein). This emphasizes the importance of prior clinical examination by the veterinary service in order to transfer only healthy animals to other properties or regions. This appears also to be the first report on R. blumi infection of the conjunctival sac in cattle. Treatment with ivermectin in G2 did not produce clinical improvement.
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Enfermidades em bovinos associadas ao consumo de resíduos de cervejaria
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-12) BRUST, Luís Armando Calvão; ARAGÃO, Ana Paula; BEZERRA JÚNIOR, Pedro Soares; GALVÃO, Alexandre; FRANÇA, Ticiana do Nascimento; GRAÇA, Flávio Augusto Soares; PEIXOTO, Paulo Vargas
The use of brewery by-products in cattle feed has grown in recent years as an excellent alternative for maintenance or increase in cattle productivity especially in Southeastern Brazil. Among the most employed by-products are malted barley waste and brewer's yeast, a liquid by-product that contains alcohol and is widely used in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Careless or incorrect use of these products, as well as inadequate storage, can cause ethanol poisoning, neurotoxicosis by Aspergillus clavatus, ruminal acidosis and botulism. This paper highlights the importance of these conditions as causes of severe economic losses to livestock, and provides support for the establishment of diagnosis, differential diagnosis and prophylaxis.
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Epidemiological, clinical and pathological aspects of an outbreak of periodontitis in sheep
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-11) SILVA, Natália da Silva e; SILVEIRA, José Alcides Sarmento da; LIMA, Danillo Henrique da Silva; BOMJARDIM, Henrique dos Anjos; BRITO, Marilene de Farias; BORSANELLI, Ana Carolina; DUTRA, Iveraldo dos Santos; BARBOSA NETO, José Diomedes
The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and pathological aspects of an outbreak of periodontitis in sheep that occurred on a rural property in Benevides, in the state of Pará, Brazil. The first clinical signs of this disease in the herd - visible nodular swollen mandible - were observed about one month after the sheep began grazing on a recently renovated Panicum maximum cv. Massai pasture; the animals were also supplemented with elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum). From the 545 adult Santa Ines, Dorper, Texel and crossbred sheep, 20 (3.7%) showed facial bulging, particularly of the mandible. These 20 sheep, which were generally over 36 months of age, had low body condition scores as well as dull and ruffled coats; many of them had loose or missing pre, upper or lower molars, showed the formation of abscesses and fistulas, exhibited pain upon palpation and had difficulty chewing. In the same herd, the prevalence of periodontal lesions at the premolars and molar teeth was evaluated via post-mortem examination of 39 young and 17 adult sheep. In 51.3% (20/39) of adolescents and in 100% of adults, periodontal lesions were found at least at one tooth of the dental arch, with unilateral or bilateral periodontal lesions at the maxillary and mandibular teeth. Histopathological analysis of 13 sheep revealed pyogranulomatous inflammation. The second and third maxillary premolars were the teeth that were most affected in young animals, whereas the third pre-molar and the molars, of the maxilla and mandible, were most often affected in adults. These lesions led to severe bone destruction, alterations in the dental arch, occlusion, tooth loss and periodontal abscesses. The epidemiological and clinic-pathological characteristics of this periodontitis outbreak, described here for the first time in sheep in Brazil, were similar to those for bovine periodontitis (“cara inchada”).
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Equine infectious anemia on Marajo Island at the mouth of the Amazon river
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2015-12) FREITAS, Nayra Fernanda de Queiroz Ramos; OLIVEIRA, Carlos Magno Chaves; LEITE, Rômulo Cerqueira; REIS, Jenner Karlisson Pimenta dos; OLIVEIRA, Fernanda Gonçalves de; BOMJARDIM, Henrique dos Anjos; SALVARANI, Felipe Masiero; BARBOSA NETO, José Diomedes
Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is a transmissible and incurable disease caused by a lentivirus, the equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV). There are no reports in the literature of this infection in Equidae on Marajo Island. The objective of this study was to diagnose the disease in the municipalities of Cachoeira do Arari, Salvaterra, Santa Cruz do Arari and Soure, on Marajó Island, state of Pará, Brazil. For serological survey samples were collected from 294 horses, over 5-month-old, males and females of puruca and marajoara breeds and from some half-breeds, which were tested by immunodiffusion in Agar gel (AGID). A prevalence of 46.26% (136/294) positive cases was found. EIA is considered endemic in the municipalities studied, due to the ecology of the region with a high numbered population of bloodsucking insect vectors and the absence of official measures for the control of the disease.
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Perfil hematológico e bioquímico de búfalos ( Bubalus bubalis ) na Amazônia Oriental
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014-12) FONTES, Deiseane Gaia; MONTEIRO, Maria Vivina Barros; JORGE, Ediene Moura; OLIVEIRA, Carlos Magno Chaves; RITTER, Rhuan Amorim; BARBOSA NETO, José Diomedes; SILVA FILHO, Ednaldo da; MONTEIRO, Frederico Ozanan Barros
Complete blood cell count and biochemical testing are exams routinely used in assessing the health of domestic animals, including buffaloes. In the Amazon region, research on this subject is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was to establish reference intervals for hematology and blood chemistry of Bubalus bubalis raised in eastern Amazon and evaluate the effects of age and sex on biochemical and hematological values. Seventy-three (n=73) Murrah buffaloes were divided into three groups, group 1 (G1, n=22): animals from two to eight months, group 2 (G2, n=23): animals from nine months to two years and group 3 (G3, n=28): animals over two years. Blood counts and biochemical analyzes were performed on automated equipment. The reference intervals were established as recommended by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Tukey and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to evaluate the effect of gender and age, with differences considered significant when P <0.05. There was influence of age on the values of red blood cells (RBC), packed cell volume (PCV), hemoglobin , leukocytes, lymphocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, platelets, mean platelet volume (MPV), Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (HCM), Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) and the proportion of neutrophil: lymphocyte (N:L). The gender affected MCV and the Platelets Distribution Width (PDW), which were higher (P<0.05) in females, while RDW was higher in males. Comparing the biochemical parameters among age groups, it was found that age influenced the activity of the enzymes aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and the concentrations of creatinine, total protein and direct bilirubin. Creatinine concentrations and direct bilirubin were significantly higher in animals of older age. The gender affected the activity of AST and the concentration of direct bilirubin, which were higher (P <0.05) in males. Hematological and biochemical values set in this study can be used as a reference for buffaloes bred in eastern Amazon.
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Teores de cobre, zinco e ferro no fígado de búfalos (Bubalus bubalis) com paratuberculose
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2016-01) BELO REIS, Alessandra dos Santos; BRITO, Marilene de Farias; BOMJARDIM, Henrique dos Anjos; FAIAL, Kelson do Carmo Freitas; SALVARANI, Felipe Masiero; UBIALI, Daniel Guimarães; OLIVEIRA, Carlos Magno Chaves; BARBOSA NETO, José Diomedes
In order to study copper, zinc and iron concentration in the liver of buffaloes with paratuberculosis (PTB), 13 buffalo cows above three years of age of the Murrah and Mediterranean races or their crosses were used. They originated from two farms in the municipalities of São Luís and São Mateus, state of Maranhão, Brazil. The animals were selected according to clinical signs of paratuberculosis, as diarrhea, dehydration and submandibular edema. Rectal biopsies for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) through PCR in real time (qPCR) and Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stain were performed on all animals. Seven buffaloes revealed positive and six were negative for PTB. They were separated into two groups: Group 1 contained seven buffaloes positive for paratuberculosis, and Group 2 contained six animals negative for paratuberculosis. They were euthanized and postmortem examination was performed for the collection of various tissue samples to be fixed in 10% formalin for histopathology; also liver tissue samples were collected to be frozen for chemical analysis of trace minerals (Cu, Zn and Fe). Postmortem showed that all buffaloes with PTB had brown colored mesenteric lymphnodes, indicating hemosiderosis. One buffalo had brown spots on the mucosa of the small intestine. Histopathology revealed moderate to severe hemosiderosis of the spleen in buffaloes of Group 1. All animals positive for PTB showed micromineral levels below the reference values. The average Cu concentration in buffaloes with PTB was only 18.0ppm and the one of Zn only 68.6ppm. In Group 2, negative for PTB, the average Cu concentration was 113.7ppm and the one of Zn 110.0ppm. Fe concentrations in buffaloes of both groups were high (>669ppm). The analysis of trace elements in the liver confirmed copper deficiency, but also showed low levels of zinc and high levels of iron. Based on clinical and pathological findings, and the micromineral concentrations found in the liver, it is concluded that paratuberculosis could lead to mineral deficiency and worsen the clinical condition of the buffaloes.

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