Publications by authors named "Maria Consuelo Caribe Ayres"

The growing contact between men and wild animals, caused by the increase in the population in urban centers and the destruction of the habitat of these animals, has been leading to a greater circulation of pathogens between humans and wildlife. , a tortoise found throughout South America, is one of the animals most rescued from animal trafficking and illegal breeding. Considering this situation, this study aimed to verify the occurrence of hemoparasites in .

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the humoral immune response and the innate response of goats immunized with attenuated vaccine against Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis prepared from the strain 1002. One hundred goats were divided into 5 groups (n=20 animals/group). Each group was vaccinated as follows: G control: saline solution; G1 - 107 CFU/mL; G2 -107 CFU/mL re-vaccinated within 21 days; G3 - 106 CFU/mL; G4 - 106 CFU/mL revaccinated within 21 days.

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This Research aimed to evaluate the metabolic status and behavior changes during the transition period in dairy goats from three breeds, under tropical conditions. Thirty multiparous female goats were kept in pens, distributed randomly by breeds. Infrared cameras were fitted in the pens to monitor the animals, and its activities were recorded.

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The objective of this study was to determine the impact of including licuri cake in the diet of Santa Inês crossbred finishing lambs by examining their liver metabolic and histopathological profile. Forty-four uncastrated lambs with an average age of 6 months and an average weight of 21.2 kg ± 2.

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Forty-five crossbred Dorper × Santa Inês lambs were selected to assess the effect of replacing soybean meal by groundnut cake metabolic profile and histopathological evaluation of the kidney and liver tissues. The animals were 5 months old on average with a 24.5 ± 5.

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The study evaluated the anthelmintic activity of aqueous extract of Zanthoxylum rhoifolium leaves in two experiments. In vitro test, cultures of goat fecal samples were treated with different concentrations of extract (134.5 to 335.

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