RT Journal Article
T1 The capability of the fungus Mucor circinelloides to maintain parasiticidal activity after the industrial feed pelleting enhances the possibilities of biological control of livestock parasites
A1 Arroyo, Fabián Leonardo
A1 Arias Vázquez, María Sol
A1 Cazapal Monteiro, Cristiana Filipa
A1 Hernández Malagón, José Ángel
A1 Suárez, José
A1 Miguélez, Silvia
A1 Romasanta, Ángel
A1 Sánchez-Andrade Fernández, Rita
A1 Paz Silva, Adolfo
K1 Industrial manufacturing
K1 Pelleted feed
K1 Mucor circinelloides
K1 Biological control
K1 Parasites
AB The ability of the spores of the ovicide fungus Mucor circinelloides to resist the industrial manufacturing of pelleted feed and retain their biological and parasitological activities has been tested. Firstly, survival of M. circinelloides spores at elevated temperatures was in vitro assayed. In a second assay, the spores of M. circinelloides were added in the mixing phase of the industrial pelleting of livestock (calves and horses) feed. The biological development (mycelium growth rates and sporogenesis) and the ovicidal activity on eggs of the parasites Fasciola hepatica and Parascaris equorum eggs were measured in plates. In the in vitro assay, a similar level of biological development in all the conditions except by heating the spores at 72 °C for 10 min were observed. Viability of F. hepatica eggs reduced to 55–60%, and 56–70% that of P. equorum eggs. After the addition of the spores to the meal previous to the pelletization phase, percentages of reduction of 54–58% viability F. hepatica eggs and 61–67% P. equorum eggs were recorded. It is concluded that the spores of M. circinelloides maintain their antagonistic effect against eggs of the parasites F. hepatica and P. equorum in industrially manufactured pellets, providing thus a very helpful tool to prevent infection by trematodes or ascarids among pasturing livestock.
PB Elsevier
SN 1049-9644
YR 2016
FD 2016-01-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38921
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38921
LA eng
NO Arroyo, F.L.; Arias, M.S.; Cazapal-Monteiro, C.F.; Hernández, J.A.; Suárez, J.; Miguélez, S.; Romasanta, A.; Sánchez-Andrade, R.; Paz-Silva, A. The capability of the fungus Mucor circinelloides to maintain parasiticidal activity after the industrial feed pelleting enhances the possibilities of biological control of livestock parasites. Biol. Control 2016, 92, 38–44.
NO This work was partially supported by the Research Project AGL2012-34355 (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain; FEDER), and complies with the current laws for Animal Health Research in Spain. Fabián L. Arroyo is recipient of a fellowship from CONACYT (México). Dr. Arias has received a grant from the “Parga Pondal” Research Program (XUGA, Spain).
DS Minerva
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