Haemonchosis Control in Sheep with Duddingtonia flagrans Fungi: Evaluation of the First Commercial Product in Brazil
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
EPG | Eggs per gram of feces |
FAMACHA | parasite infestation indicator scores |
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Variable | N | MED | SD | CV | MIN | MAX |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EPG | 431 | 408.4 | 1181.4 | 289.3 | 50.0 | 10,200.0 |
FAMACHA | 532 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 21.7 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
WEIGHT | 533 | 61.1 | 16.0 | 26.2 | 40.0 | 125.0 |
Variable | Regression Equation | X Max. | Y Max. |
---|---|---|---|
EPG | Y = 213.5796 + 10.6346X − 0.06642X2 | 80.05 days | 639.26 EPG |
FAMACHA | Y = 3.2351 + 0.00778X − 0.00003X2 | 129.72 days | 3.74 un |
WEIGHT | Y = 5.1033 + 0.00871X − 0.000052X2 | 89.88 days | 65.69 kg |
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Jorge-Neto, P.N.; Requena, L.A.; Pizzutto, C.S.; Balieiro, J.C.d.C. Haemonchosis Control in Sheep with Duddingtonia flagrans Fungi: Evaluation of the First Commercial Product in Brazil. Parasitologia 2025, 5, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia5010011
Jorge-Neto PN, Requena LA, Pizzutto CS, Balieiro JCdC. Haemonchosis Control in Sheep with Duddingtonia flagrans Fungi: Evaluation of the First Commercial Product in Brazil. Parasitologia. 2025; 5(1):11. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia5010011
Chicago/Turabian StyleJorge-Neto, Pedro Nacib, Letícia Alecho Requena, Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto, and Júlio Cesar de Carvalho Balieiro. 2025. "Haemonchosis Control in Sheep with Duddingtonia flagrans Fungi: Evaluation of the First Commercial Product in Brazil" Parasitologia 5, no. 1: 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia5010011
APA StyleJorge-Neto, P. N., Requena, L. A., Pizzutto, C. S., & Balieiro, J. C. d. C. (2025). Haemonchosis Control in Sheep with Duddingtonia flagrans Fungi: Evaluation of the First Commercial Product in Brazil. Parasitologia, 5(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia5010011