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Objetivou-se com este trabalho analisar a influência do manejo higiênico-sanitário nos níveis de infecção por parasitos gastrintestinais em suínos de granjas tecnificadas e de subsistência abatidos na Região Metropolitana de Recife e Zona da Mata do Estado de Pernambuco. Para isso, o processo de abate de suínos em três abatedouros inscritos no sistema de inspeção estadual foi acompanhado durante o período de julho de 2008 a maio de 2009, num total de 447 suínos oriundos de 11 propriedades de municípios do Estado de Pernambuco, sendo oito granjas tecnificadas e três de subsistência. Amostras fecais foram coletadas da ampola retal no abatedouro e avaliadas pelos métodos de Gordon & Whitlock e Roberts & O´Sullivan. Realizou-se a aplicação de um questionário investigativo para conhecer a situação das granjas. Para o OPG a positividade foi de 2,7% (12/447), sendo 2,5% (11/447) para ovos tipo Strongyloidea e 0,2% (1/447) para Trichuris sp. Para a coprocultura, 5,5% (19/349) foram positivas para helmintos, sendo 2,9% (10/349) para Hyostrongylus sp., 0,3% (1/349) para Trichostrongylus sp., 2,0% (7/349) para Oesophagostomum spp. e infecção mista por Hyostrongylus sp. e Oesophagostomum spp. em 0,3% (1/349). Associação significativa (p < 0,05) com a ocorrência de helmintos foi obtida para as variáveis "gênero de helminto", "alimentação", "assistência veterinária", "quarentena", "comércio de animais vivos", "anti-helmíntico", "fonte de água", "tratamento de água", "qualidade de higiene das baias", "limpeza das instalações" e "conhecimento de verminose e manchas leitosas", com percentuais de positividade significativamente mais elevados entre os animais das granjas de subsistência.
The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of management systems at intensive high-tech farms and subsistence farms on the prevalence of swine gastrointestinal helminthes in metropolitan Recife and the coastal zone of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. For such, the slaughtering process at three slaughterhouses registered with the state inspection system was followed up between July 2008 to May 2009, totaling 447 pigs from 11 properties (8 high-tech farms and 3 subsistence farms). Fecal samples were collected and the parasitological examinations were carried out using the modified McMaster technique and coproculture for identification of larvae. A questionnaire was administered to determine the management condition of each farm. Strongyloidea eggs were present in 2.5% (11/447) of the pigs, and 0.2% (1/447) were positive for Trichuris sp. Coproculture revealed that 5.5% (19/349) were positive for helminthes, 2.9% (10/349) for Hyostrongylus sp., 0.3% (1/349) for Trichostrongylus sp., 2.0% (7/349) for Oesophagostomum sp., and 0.3% (1/349) with mixed infection by Hyostrongylus and Oesophagostomum sp. The occurrence of helminthes was significantly associated (p < 0.05) with helminth gender, feeding, veterinary care, quarantine, live animal trade, anti-helminth agents, water supply, water treatment, hygiene quality of stalls, dung removal frequency and knowledge regarding worms and milk spots. The percentages of positivity were significantly higher among animals on the subsistence farms.
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Animals , Swine Diseases , Abattoirs , Sanitary Profiles , Helminthiasis, Animal , Helminths/pathogenicityABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of management systems at intensive high-tech farms and subsistence farms on the prevalence of swine gastrointestinal helminthes in metropolitan Recife and the coastal zone of the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. For such, the slaughtering process at three slaughterhouses registered with the state inspection system was followed up between July 2008 to May 2009, totaling 447 pigs from 11 properties (8 high-tech farms and 3 subsistence farms). Fecal samples were collected and the parasitological examinations were carried out using the modified McMaster technique and coproculture for identification of larvae. A questionnaire was administered to determine the management condition of each farm. Strongyloidea eggs were present in 2.5% (11/447) of the pigs, and 0.2% (1/447) were positive for Trichuris sp. Coproculture revealed that 5.5% (19/349) were positive for helminthes, 2.9% (10/349) for Hyostrongylus sp., 0.3% (1/349) for Trichostrongylus sp., 2.0% (7/349) for Oesophagostomum sp., and 0.3% (1/349) with mixed infection by Hyostrongylus and Oesophagostomum sp. The occurrence of helminthes was significantly associated (p 0.05) with helminth gender, feeding, veterinary care, quarantine, live animal trade, anti-helminth agents, water supply, water treatment, hygiene quality of stalls, dung removal frequency and knowledge regarding worms and milk spots. The percentages of positivity were significantly higher among animals on the subsistence farms.
RESUMO Objetivou-se com este trabalho analisar a influência do manejo higiênico-sanitário nos níveis de infecção por parasitos gastrintestinais em suínos de granjas tecnificadas e de subsistência abatidos na Região Metropolitana de Recife e Zona da Mata do Estado de Pernambuco. Para isso, o processo de abate de suínos em três abatedouros inscritos no sistema de inspeção estadual foi acompanhado durante o período de julho de 2008 a maio de 2009, num total de 447 suínos oriundos de 11 propriedades de municípios do Estado de Pernambuco, sendo oito granjas tecnificadas e três de subsistência. Amostras fecais foram coletadas da ampola retal no abatedouro e avaliadas pelos métodos de Gordon & Whitlock e Roberts & O´Sullivan. Realizou-se a aplicação de um questionário investigativo para conhecer a situação das granjas. Para o OPG a positividade foi de 2,7% (12/447), sendo 2,5% (11/447) para ovos tipo Strongyloidea e 0,2% (1/447) para Trichuris sp. Para a coprocultura, 5,5% (19/349) foram positivas para helmintos, sendo 2,9% (10/349) para Hyostrongylus sp., 0,3% (1/349) para Trichostrongylus sp., 2,0% (7/349) para Oesophagostomum spp. e infecção mista por Hyostrongylus sp. e Oesophagostomum spp. em 0,3% (1/349). Associação significativa (p 0,05) com a ocorrência de helmintos foi obtida para as variáveis gênero de helminto, alimentação, assistência veterinária, quarentena, comércio de animais vivos, anti-helmíntico, fonte de água, tratamento de água, qualidade de higiene das baias, limpeza das instalações e conhecimento de verminose e manchas leitosas, com percentuais de positividade significativamente mais elevados entre os animais das granjas de subsistência.
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate Doppler velocimetry (resistance index (RI) and peak systolic velocity (PSV)) in the maternal-fetal circulation before and 5 and 24 h after tocolysis with oral nifedipine. METHODS: This was a prospective, observational, analytic cohort study performed in 47 pregnant women undergoing nifedipine tocolysis, each subject acting as her own control. Doppler assessment of uterine, umbilical and fetal middle cerebral (MCA) arteries was performed before and 5 and 24 h after an initial 20-mg sublingual dose, which was repeated twice at 20-min intervals if contractions failed to diminish. The maintenance dose consisted of 20 mg orally every 6 h for 24 h up to a total of 100-120 mg nifedipine. We analyzed whether there was a time effect and compared values at the different time-points. RESULTS: The MCA-RI had decreased significantly after 24 h of tocolysis (0 h = 0.85; 5 h = 0.85; 24 h = 0.81; P = 0.001), with no differences in uterine or umbilical arteries or in the MCA to umbilical artery ratio. The MCA-PSV had reduced significantly after 5 h (0 h = 41.5 cm/s; 5 h = 34.7 cm/s; P = 0.001), returning close to baseline levels between 5 and 24 h. The PSV increased significantly between 5 and 24 h in the right uterine artery (5 h = 55.1 cm/s; 24 h = 65.0 cm/s; P = 0.037) and in the umbilical artery (5 h = 28.4 cm/s; 24 h = 33.1 cm/s; P = 0.038). CONCLUSIONS: Nifedipine tocolysis is associated with a reduction in RI in the MCA but not in the uterine or umbilical arteries, a reduction in PSV in the MCA after 5 h but returning to baseline within 24 h, and an increase in PSV between 5 and 24 h in the umbilical and right uterine arteries.