Publications by authors named "Lidia Mendes de Aquino Gontijo"
Population dynamics of Rhipicephalus microplus in dairy cattle: influence of the animal categories and correlation with milk production.
Vet Res Commun
June 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study examined the susceptibility of taurine and zebuine cattle to the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus, focusing on tick population dynamics within the same herd over two experiments.
- In the first experiment, researchers analyzed tick burdens in various age groups of cattle, noting that nursing calves reared in groups had higher tick burdens compared to those raised individually and that tick peaks occurred more frequently in weaning calves and lactating cows.
- The second experiment involved infesting cattle of different ages with tick larvae to measure how many fully engorged females detachment occurred, with the results indicating age and previous tick exposure affected tick burden and treatment needs.
Data regarding parasitemia (blood smears), rectal temperature (RT), packed cell volume (PCV) and vaginal mucosa coloration (VMC) of Gyr x Holstein female calves between 3-7mo were accessed to evaluate different techniques for monitoring the bovine tick fever agents (TFA). The 1 experiment determined the correlation between the TFA parasitemia with RT and PCV. The 2, evaluated the associated risk of A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEimeria spp. in naturally infected beef cattle: Dynamics of oocysts excretion, prevalence, and comparison between parasitological diagnostics.
Prev Vet Med
September 2021
Eimeria spp. infections cause mortality, reduced well-being, and substantial economic losses implications for cattle production worldwide. The present work followed up the excretion of Eimeria spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of different strategic control protocols for Rhipicephalus microplus on cattle according to tick burden.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis
July 2021
The development of a strategic protocol is fundamental to the control of Rhipicephalus microplus. The efficacy of different strategic tick control protocols (Day 1 to Day 119) using commercial acaricides according to R. microplus burden on bovines was evaluated.
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