EFFECTS OF VERMIFUGES AND BIOSTIMULANTS ON BEEF CATTLE PERFORMANCE UNDER PASTURE SUPPLEMENTATION IN PARÁ STATE

Authors

  • Sâmia Rubielle Silva de Castro UFPA/Embrapa/UFRA
  • Alexandre Rossetto Garcia CPATU/EMBRAPA
  • Rinaldo Batista Viana UFRA
  • Benjamim de Souza Nahúm Embrapa Amazônia Oriental
  • Norton Amador da Costa Embrapa Amazônia Oriental
  • Cláudio Vieira de Araújo Zootecnista. PhD. Professor Adjunto – UFRA
  • Raimundo Nonato Moraes Benigno UFRA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v10i2.4893

Keywords:

Bovinocultura, sistema de produção, anti-helmíntico, crescimento, rentabilidade.

Abstract

The experiment evaluated the effect of vermifuges and biostimulants on weight gain and body condition score (BCS) of beef cattle, created in pasture supplementation system, in the State of Pará, during 160 days. Experimental animal were 132 Nelore (Bos taurus indicus), non-castrated male, with average age of 24 months. Experimental groups were: G1 group (control; n=33), G2 (1% moxidectin; n=33), G3 (10% moxidectin; n=33) and G4 (3.15% ivermectin; n=33). Each group was divided in three plots, in order to test two biostimulants for animal growth (biostimulant 1 and biostimulant 2). No statistical difference was detected on weight gain , BCS or eggs per gram of feces counting on animals of the G1, G2, G3 and G4, despite vermifuges and/or biostimulants used. However, treatment based on 1% moxidectin and biostimulant 2 association presented greater net revenue and increased the profitability of the termination in 1,24%. Results suggest that it’s not necessary controlling nematode parasites during the termination, since animals present a low parasite infestation to the entrance. However, the use of drugs can, under certain conditions, presents economic favorable results.

KEY WORDS: Antihelmintic, bovine, beef production, growth, rentability.

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Author Biography

Alexandre Rossetto Garcia, CPATU/EMBRAPA

Graduado em Medicina Veterinária pela Universidade de São Paulo (1996), mestrado em Reprodução Animal pela Universidade de São Paulo (2000) e doutorado em Reprodução Animal pela Universidade de São Paulo (2004). Atualmente é Pesquisador A da Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária e professor de pós-graduação na Universidade Federal do Pará. É revisor dos periódicos científicos Revista Brasileira de Reprodução Animal, editada pelo Colégio Brasileiro de Reprodução Animal, Acta Amazonica, editada pelo Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, e Revista de Ciências Agrárias, editada pela Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia. Tem experiência na área de Medicina Veterinária, com ênfase em Biotecnologia da Reprodução, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: medicina veterinária, reprodução de bovinos e bubalinos, andrologia e inseminação artificial. Participa também na linha de pesquisa recém-criada na Universidade Federal do Pará, sobre bioclimatologia e ambiência de bovinos e bubalinos na Amazônia brasileira.

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Published

2009-07-03

How to Cite

CASTRO, S. R. S. de; GARCIA, A. R.; VIANA, R. B.; NAHÚM, B. de S.; COSTA, N. A. da; ARAÚJO, C. V. de; BENIGNO, R. N. M. EFFECTS OF VERMIFUGES AND BIOSTIMULANTS ON BEEF CATTLE PERFORMANCE UNDER PASTURE SUPPLEMENTATION IN PARÁ STATE. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 10, n. 2, p. 527–537, 2009. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v10i2.4893. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/4893. Acesso em: 24 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Animal Production

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