RT Journal Article
T1 Soil fungi enable the control of gastrointestinal nematodes in wild bovidae captive in a zoological park: a 4-year trial
A1 Palomero Salinero, Antonio Miguel
A1 Cazapal Monteiro, Cristiana Filipa
A1 Esther Valderrábano Cano, 
A1 Paz Silva, Adolfo
A1 Sánchez-Andrade Fernández, Rita
A1 Arias Vázquez, María Sol
K1 Biological prevention
K1 Confined ruminants
K1 Predatory fungi
K1 Strongyles
K1 Zoo
AB The control of gastrointestinal nematodes among ruminants maintained in zoological parks remains difficult due to infective stages develop in the soil. For the purpose to improve the possibilities of the control of gastrointestinal nematodes (genera Trichostrongylus, Nematodirus, Chabertia and Haemonchus) affecting wild captive bovidae ruminants belonging to the subfamilies Antilopinae, Caprinae, Bovinae and Reduncinae, commercial pelleted feed enriched with a blend of 10(4)-10(5) spores of both filamentous fungi Mucor circinelloides + Duddingtonia flagrans per kg meal was provided for a period of 3.5 years. All animals were dewormed at the beginning of the trial and also when exceeding a cut-off point of 300 eggs per gram of feces (EPG). The anthelmintic efficacy ranged between 96 and 100%. The need for repeating the administration of parasiticide treatment disappeared at the 24th month of study in the Antilopinae individuals, and at the 8th month in the Caprinae, Bovinae and Reduncinae. No side-effects were observed on the skin or in the digestive, respiratory or reproductive system. It was concluded that this strategy provides a sustainable tool for preventing the contamination of paddocks where captive ruminants are maintained, decreasing the risk of infection by gastrointestinal nematodes and consequently the need of frequent deworming.
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 0031-1820
YR 2020
FD 2020-05-27
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38911
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38911
LA eng
NO Palomero AM, Cazapal-Monteiro CF, Valderrábano E, Paz-Silva A, Sánchez-Andrade R, Arias MS. Soil fungi enable the control of gastrointestinal nematodes in wild bovidae captive in a zoological park: a 4-year trial. Parasitology. 2020;147(7):791-798. doi:10.1017/S0031182020000414
NO This work was supported by the Research Project CTM2015-65954-R (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain; FEDER). Dr M.S. Arias is recipient of a Ramón y Cajal contract (MINECO, (Spain) and FEDER). Dr CF Cazapal-Monteiro is recipient of a post-doctoral fellowship from the Xunta de Galicia (Spain).
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026