Parasitismo natural de bufalinos em Botucatu, SP, Brasil: III. Dinâmica do parasitismo gastro-intestinal em vacas e suas crias / Natural parasitsm of buffalo cows in Botucatu, SP, Brazil: III. Dynamics of gastro-intestinal parasitism in cows and calves

Natural parasitism of buffalo cows in Botucatu, SP, Brazil - III. Dynamics of gastro-intestinal parasitism in cows and calves - Gastro-intestinal parasitism of 24 buffalo cows before parturition, and post-parturition, their infection and that of their respective calves during the following 30 weeks were studied. Willis, Hoffmann and whenever possible, the modified Gordon & Whitlock techniques were used for fecal examinations. Toxocara vitulorum eggs were the earliest forms encountered in calves feces, as follows: during the 1st week after birth, 58.33% of the calves were positive, and in the 4th week, 100% of these animals were positive. Eggs of Strongyloides sp were in the 1st week after birth in two of the calves and in the 5th week, all for them were positive. The next parasites to appear were the Coccidia of which oocysts were detected in the feces of two calves in the 2nd week after birth, and 58.33% of the calves were positive for these in the 3rd week, and in the 6th week, all calves shed oocysts in their feces. On the other hand, eggs of Strongylids were the last forms to appear in calves feces. However, despite their sporadic appearance in the feces, eggs of these parasites were observed continuously from the 11th week onwards, and at this point, the percentage of positive samples began to increase to reach its peak. Relatively to adult animals, eggs of T. vitulorum were observed in the feces of 11 cows, one or twice at most; eggs of Strongyloides sp were seen only once in the feces of four buffalo cows and eggs of Strongylids in 21 out of 24 cows. Oocysts of Coccidia were observed in 16 cows. Mechanisms of infestation of calves with these parasites are discussed

Determinaçäo da atividade das enzimas aspartato aminotransferase: alanina aminotransferase e fosfatase alcalina no soro de bubalinos durante a fase de crescimento / Determination of the activity of the enzymes aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase e alkaline fosfatase in the serum of confined growing buffaloes

Determinaram-se os níveis séricos de normalidade das enzimas Aspartato Aminotransferase (AST), Alanina Aminotransferase A (LT) e Fosfatase Alcalina (FA), em búfalos da raça Mediterrâneo, reunidos num grupo de 12 animais, sendo seis machos e seis fêmeas. Estes foram mantidos em regime de confinamento e acompanhados do 1§ ao 18§ mês de vida. As amostras séricas foram colhidas mensalmente. Os valores médios estiveram entre 31,085 UI/l a 151,975 UI/l; 8,350UI/l a 102,391 UI/l e 28,825 UI/l a 143,941 UI/l, para AST, ALT e FA, respectivamente. Houve um aumento gradativo dos níveis séricos destas enzimas até o 12§ mês, a partir do qual a elevaçäo foi mais acentuada, mantendo uma estreita relaçäo biológica entre si