FAMACHA© system assessment by previously trained sheep and goat farmers in Brazil

Maia, Dhéri; Rosalinski-Moraes, Fernanda; Torres-Acosta, J.F.J.; Cintra, Maria Christine Rizzon; Sotomaior, Cristina Santos

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.02.033

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“…Alternative methods of control in sheep are necessary in the tropics to reduce the negative effect of parasitism and to improve the efficiency of production systems. In this context, selective deworming has been gaining importance in the world (Whitley et al 2014;Chylinski et al 2015;Maia et al 2015). The advantage of this system is important for a sustainable use of drugs because the treatments are applied only to the most susceptible animals to gastrointestinal parasitism.…”

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Effect of selective anthelmintic treatments on health and production parameters in Pelibuey ewes during lactation

Arece-García

López-Leyva

González-Gardúño

et al. 2015

Trop Anim Health Prod

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A study was conducted from December to April 2013, with the aim of evaluating a system of selective antiparasitic treatments using the FAMACHA© color chart compared with a conventional suppressive deworming system every 30 days in Pelibuey ewes during lactation. For the study, 54 ewes were used. They were randomly divided into two groups: FAMACHA and chemical treatments. The ewes in the first group received selective treatment depending on the ocular mucosa coloration (FAMACHA) and body condition score (BCS), while in the second group (chemical) all the animals remained under routine deworming every 30 days. Fecal nematode egg counts, proportion of third-stage trichostrongylid larvae, body condition, coloration of the ocular mucosa, and packed cell volume in the ewes were determined, while in lambs only body weight (BW) was recorded. No significant differences (p > 0.05) were observed in any of the studied variables between groups; however, the use of antiparasitic drugs was reduced during the experimental period in the FAMACHA group and no deaths of lambs or ewes were recorded. The results indicate that during the lactation of ewes, a strategy of selective treatments can be implemented without showing deterioration in major health and productive parameters of these animals.

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Effect of selective anthelmintic treatments on health and production parameters in Pelibuey ewes during lactation

Arece-García

López-Leyva

González-Gardúño

et al. 2015

Trop Anim Health Prod

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“…The FAMACHA © score is directly related to anemia and indirectly with the packed cell volume (PCV). The scale ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 being red mucous and the animal being considered non-anemic (PCV > 27), and 5 being white mucous, suggesting severe anemia (PVC < 13) (VAN WYK & BATH, 2002;KENYON & JACKSON, 2012;MAIA et al, 2015). This scale serves as a tool in the selection of animals that are sensitive to anemias.…”

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First molecular detection of Mycoplasma ovis (Hemotropic mycoplasmas) from Sheep in Brazil

Souza

Oberrather

Fagundes-Moreira

et al. 2019

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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Mycoplasma ovis is an emerging zoonotic pathogen with a worldwide distribution and can cause mild to severe hemolytic anemia, icterus, and poor weight gain in animals. Although M. ovis has been described in small ruminants worldwide, data on M. ovis in sheep in Brazil is unknown. The objective of the present study was to present the first report of hemotropic mycoplasma (HM) in sheep from Brazil. We evaluated factors associated with this infection, such age group, tick presence, and anemia. Blood samples were collected from 33 sheep from a farm in southern Brazil and screened for hemoplasmas using PCR. Out of 33 samples, 26 (78.8%) tested positive for M. ovis. The sequencing of positive samples showed 100% identity with multiple M. ovis 16S rDNA sequences. No association was observed between the presence of M. ovis and the FAMACHA© score (p = 0.620). Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (15/33, 45.4%) was the tick species found on the animals. No significant association between M. ovis infection and presence of ticks (p = 0.4134) and age group (p = 0.4221) was observed. This is the first report of M. ovis infection in sheep from Brazil and only the second report of this pathogen in sheep in Latin America.

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“…TST for H. contortus infection can be implemented using simple indicators, and primarily the FAMACHA © system, which uses ocular mucous membrane colour as an indication of anaemia caused by haemonchosis ( Malan et al, 2001 ). This system has been implemented and validated around the world as a method for TST in both sheep and goats ( Bath et al, 2001 , Vatta et al, 2002 , Vatta et al, 2001 , Kaplan et al, 2004 , Mahieu et al, 2007 , Di Loria et al, 2009 , Scheuerle et al, 2010 , Sotomaior et al, 2012 , Maia et al, 2014 , Maia et al, 2015 , Nabukenya et al, 2014 ). Both the FAMACHA © system and the Five Point Check © system, which includes FAMACHA © and additional checks for clinical signs caused by non-haematophagic internal parasites, are designed for easy use by farmers without veterinary skills ( Bath and Van Wyk, 2009 , Maia et al, 2014 ).…”

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“…Both the FAMACHA © system and the Five Point Check © system, which includes FAMACHA © and additional checks for clinical signs caused by non-haematophagic internal parasites, are designed for easy use by farmers without veterinary skills ( Bath and Van Wyk, 2009 , Maia et al, 2014 ). However, the use of these systems has been primarily studied in commercial flocks, with few studies on its application in resource-poor settings, and no investigations of the constraints or opportunities associated with the social context in which it is implemented ( Nabukenya et al, 2014 , Maia et al, 2015 ).…”

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Mixed methods evaluation of targeted selective anthelmintic treatment by resource-poor smallholder goat farmers in Botswana

Walker

Ofithile²,

Tavolaro

et al. 2015

Veterinary Parasitology

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FAMACHA© system assessment by previously trained sheep and goat farmers in Brazil

Cited by 20 publications

References 34 publications

Effect of selective anthelmintic treatments on health and production parameters in Pelibuey ewes during lactation

Effect of selective anthelmintic treatments on health and production parameters in Pelibuey ewes during lactation

First molecular detection of Mycoplasma ovis (Hemotropic mycoplasmas) from Sheep in Brazil

Mixed methods evaluation of targeted selective anthelmintic treatment by resource-poor smallholder goat farmers in Botswana

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