Mortalidade perinatal em cabritos no semi-árido da Paraíba

Abstract

ABSTRACT ABSTRACT ABSTRACT.-Medeiros J.M., Tabosa I.M., Simões S.V.D., Nóbrega Jr J. E., Vasconcelos J.S. & RietCorrea F. 2005. [P P P P Perinatal mortality in kids in the semiarid region of P erinatal mortality in kids in the semiarid region of P erinatal mortality in kids in the semiarid region of P erinatal mortality in kids in the semiarid region of P erinatal mortality in kids in the semiarid region of Paraíba, Brazil. The causes of perinatal kid mortality were studied from May 2002 to August 2004 in the semiarid region of Paraíba. In 118 necropsied kids the frequency of different causes of death were neonatal infections (50%), distocia (12.71%), hypothermia/starvation (11.86%), malformations (7.62%), floppy kid (6.77%) and abortions (1.69%). Regarding the time of death, 1.69% of the kids died before parturition, 16.94% during the parturition and 81.34 % after birth. The high occurrence of neonatal infections, dystocias, and hypothermia/starvation is probably to due to factors related with error in the sanitary, reproductive and nutritional management. Arthrogryposis of the forelimbs was the main malformation observed. This defect is endemic in goat flocks in the semi-arid of Brazil. Most deaths occurred after birth (25.42%) and from the 4th to the 28th day of life (38.98%) suggesting that care with the kids during their first 28 days of life is important for the improvement of the survival rate.INDEX TERMS: Perinatal mortality, kids, semiarid region, Brazil.

Sistemas produtivos de caprinocultura leiteira no semiárido paraibano: caracterização, principais limitantes e avaliação de estratégias de intervenção

“…Observou-se que os partos ocorrem a campo, ou dentro do curral, o que permite a contaminação do neonato com patógenos ambientais e dificulta o manejo adequado, a desinfecção do umbigo e a supervisão da ingestão de colostro do neonato. Estas condições podem predispor às infecções neonatais, já consideradas por Medeiros et al (2005) e Nóbrega Júnior et al (2005), como importante causa de mortalidade de cabritos e cordeiros. O capril maternidade deve incluir uma área de 2,0m² por cabra e deve acomodar de 5 a 6 cabras (Borges & Gonçalves 2007).…”

Mimosa tenuiflora as a Cause of Malformations in Ruminants in the Northeastern Brazilian Semiarid Rangelands

“…The annual losses due to malformations are estimated to be 273,120 kids and 259,582 lambs, assuming 56% of females are in a reproductive phase, a birth rate of 1.6 for goats and 1 for sheep, and a perinatal mortality of 30% of lambs 7 and kids. 6 To demonstrate the cause of the malformations, we performed feeding trials using Prosopis juliflora and Mimosa tenuiflora, 2 common plants of the semiarid region, in pregnant goats. The leaves of M. tenuiflora are normally consumed by grazing ruminants as green forage.…”

Intoxicações por plantas diagnosticadas em ruminantes e equinos e estimativa das perdas econômicas na Paraíba

“…Estudos recentes estimam que na região Nordeste morrem anualmente 273.120 cabritos e 259.582 cordeiros por malformações . A reprodução experimental das malformações e a descrição das mesmas foram publicadas anteriormente (Pimentel et al 2007, Medeiros et al 2005.…”